Kazan vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazan Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1621
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$307
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$503
$599
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
54
62
😀 Quality of life
60
67
🏙️ Population
1.24M
2M

The cost of living in Kazan is 0.5% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7240th and 7206th ($646 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Russia and Belarus, respectively. Check Russia vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Kazan compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Kazan ranked 4th best city to live in Russia vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 5435th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kazan Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$707
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.6
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.7
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.15
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.52%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2073
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.94
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.91
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.1
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4314
$5767

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$545
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$517
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$536
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$516
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$500
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$567
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$518
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$623
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$414
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$456
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$542
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$562
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$547
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$537
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$427
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$468
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$513
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$497
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$511
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$526
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$597
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$488
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$494
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$496
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$501
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$488
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$493
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$629
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$497
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$455
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$612
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$645
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$487
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$656

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760