Kazan vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazan Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$929
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2282
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$493
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$878
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.4
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$871
$632
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
54
59
😀 Quality of life
64
68
🏙️ Population
1.33M
2M

The cost of living in Kazan is 11% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6157th and 6618th ($929 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.8 months in Minsk. Kazan ranked 5th best city to live in Russia vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 5470th and 4692nd 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
$8.39
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.54
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.91
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$580
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1065
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.03
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.86%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2534
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.1
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$261
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15147
$12897

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$795
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$761
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$740
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$700
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$746
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$838
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$773
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$595
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$585
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$677
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$853
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$767
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$743
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$793
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$837
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$695
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$811
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$604
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$732
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$757
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$757
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$726
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$680
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$738
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$664
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$950
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$729
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$595
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$738
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$957
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$760
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$971

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$882