Istanbul vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$675
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$958
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
61
😀 Quality of life
78
69
🏙️ Population
15.7M
2M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 75% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4522nd and 6924th ($1288 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Belarus, respectively. Check Turkey vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 1015th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$864
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1568
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$944
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.24%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2833
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1376
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.6
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.85
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.41
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.56
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1043
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18637
$11271

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$679
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$659
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$819
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$835
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$838
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$985
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$725
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$915
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$852
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$679
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$787
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$562
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$547
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$686
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$837
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$691
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$574
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$704
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$695
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$777
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$821
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$612
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$848
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1151
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$655
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$732
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$697
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1039
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1006
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$618
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$699
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$591
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$725
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$745
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$760
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1067
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1013

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879