Medina vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$353
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
20
62
😀 Quality of life
67
67
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.99M

The cost of living in Medina is 19% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6257th and 6834th ($853 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 3833rd and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$10290

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$879
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$944
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$828
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$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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Distance City Cost of living
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$563
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$516
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$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
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$795