Istanbul vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1305
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3329
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$689
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1222
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1095
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
59
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
15.7M
2M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 56% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4562nd and 6618th ($1305 vs $836) 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 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 925th and 4692nd 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
$10.5
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.11
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1645
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
43.72%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1596
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.96
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1021
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20004
$12897

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$671
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$652
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$817
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$867
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$828
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$945
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$733
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$894
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$836
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$691
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$731
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$769
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$590
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$543
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$681
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$806
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$688
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$552
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$746
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$662
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$748
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$819
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$601
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$872
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1137
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$705
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$752
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$712
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1099
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1029
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$644
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$698
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$607
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$742
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$710
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$767
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1079
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1041

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882