Medina vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$663
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$632
😷 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 40% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4849th and 6618th ($1168 vs $836) 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 0.8 months in Minsk. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 4347th and 4692nd 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
$5.5
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$12897

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$931
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$1074
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$906
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$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
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$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
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$1013
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$865
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$628
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$568
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$450
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$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
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$335
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$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
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$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
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$1214
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$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
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$1001
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$1109
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$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
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$1027
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$405
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$554
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$908
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$1028
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$1248
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$1188
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$562
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$1220
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$1423
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$944
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$903
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$882