Los Angeles vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1851
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$549
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	99	61
😀 Quality of life	94	69
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 357% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 65th and 6924th ($3361 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 74th and 4343rd 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	$22.6	$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$11271

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$561
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$517
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$406
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1414
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$545
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$974
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$293
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$426
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$929
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$883
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$349
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$865
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1334
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$475
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$920
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$988
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$840
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1113
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$1148
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$547
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$894
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$528
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1125
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$967
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1079
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$516
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$993
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$1046
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$439
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$546
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$889
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$1009
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1270
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$586
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1185
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1419
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$928
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$879