Melbourne vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$641
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
62
😀 Quality of life
100
67
🏙️ Population
5.03M
1.99M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 234% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 923rd and 6834th ($2397 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Belarus, respectively. Check Australia vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 1st and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$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
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795