Madrid vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$986
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$599
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
98
62
😀 Quality of life
90
67
🏙️ Population
3.28M
2M

The cost of living in Madrid is 166% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 2577th and 7206th ($1726 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Spain and Belarus, respectively. Check Spain vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 121st and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Minsk

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Madrid Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$5767

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760