Istanbul vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$587
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
62
😀 Quality of life
77
67
🏙️ Population
15.5M
1.99M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 57% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4816th and 6834th ($1125 vs $717) 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 0.9 months in Minsk. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 790th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Minsk

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Istanbul Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.29
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.66%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.27
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$626
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13982
$10290

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795