Los Angeles vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1874
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$251
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$686
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	99	61
😀 Quality of life	93	67
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.99M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 340% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 80th and 6769th ($3196 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1st in the United States and Belarus, respectively. Check the United States vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 58th and 3750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Minsk

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	Los Angeles	Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$10220

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$570
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$517
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$438
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1261
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$474
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$936
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$300
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$435
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$843
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$850
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$385
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$847
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1150
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$440
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$950
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$761
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1016
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$935
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$479
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$840
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$469
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1025
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$953
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$433
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$964
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$933
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$394
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$510
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$804
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$882
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1113
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$549
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1107
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1299
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$835
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$850