Minneapolis vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$1821
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$350
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$641
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	83	62
😀 Quality of life	88	67
🏙️ Population	430K	1.99M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 215% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1228th and 6834th ($2256 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 1st in the United States and Belarus, respectively. Check the United States vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 234th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Minsk

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	Minneapolis	Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$10290

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

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