Melbourne vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5150
$1874
🏠 One person rent
$1216
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1971
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$296
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3902
$686
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
100
67
🏙️ Population
5.03M
1.99M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 202% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1365th and 6769th ($2194 vs $727) 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 3750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.09
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1287
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2611
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6900
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5335
$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.67
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.2
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.67
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.1
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19705
$10220

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1620
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1625
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1645
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1691
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1668
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1671
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1643
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1600
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1654
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1981
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1390
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1291
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1727
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1601
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1631
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1768
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1619
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1651
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2023
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1691
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1616
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2106
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1511
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1538
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1416
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$1978
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1584
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1702
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2252
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1824
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2539
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2099
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1448
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1795
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1185
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850