Medina vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$659
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
23
59
😀 Quality of life
69
68
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2M

The cost of living in Medina is 26% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4843rd and 6121st ($1164 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 4103rd and 4446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Minsk

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Medina Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$14758

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$919
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$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

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Distance City Cost of living
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$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853