Kazan vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazan Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$325
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$55
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$578
$641
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
54
62
😀 Quality of life
60
67
🏙️ Population
1.26M
1.99M

The cost of living in Kazan is 9% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7255th and 6834th ($654 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Russia and Belarus, respectively. Check Russia vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kazan compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Kazan ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 5204th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kazan vs Minsk

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Kazan Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.34
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.8
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.37
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2473
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1732
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.08
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.44
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.98
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.96
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4225
$10290

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$509
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$541
170 km or 106 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$540
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$513
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$620
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$522
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$589
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$376
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$463
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$514
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$562
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$567
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$559
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$422
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$484
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$518
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$498
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$519
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$530
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$616
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$507
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$503
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$533
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$508
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$515
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$480
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$660
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$539
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$480
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$623
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$633
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$531
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$797

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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