Medina vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$391
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
20
62
😀 Quality of life
52
67
🏙️ Population
1.18M
2M

The cost of living in Medina is 37% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6017th and 7206th ($892 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Belarus, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Medina compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6150th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$5767

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$879
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$860
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$1013
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$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
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$964

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$528
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$490
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$426
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$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
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$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
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$1135
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$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
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$760