Lima vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$443
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
77
62
😀 Quality of life
64
67
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.99M

The cost of living in Lima is 38% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5792nd and 6834th ($986 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Belarus, respectively. Check Peru vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 4404th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Minsk

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Lima Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722

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