Minneapolis vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$2112
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$716
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$632
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	86	59
😀 Quality of life	89	68
🏙️ Population	430K	2M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 185% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1119th and 6618th ($2384 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 263rd and 4692nd 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	$19.8	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$44
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$12897

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582

Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$628
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$568
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$450
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1461
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$622
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$1003
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$335
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$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
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$1012
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$853
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1133
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$1214
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$589
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$912
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$589
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1184
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$1001
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$500
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$1062
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$1027
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$405
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$554
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$908
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$1028
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1248
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$562
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1220
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1423
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$944
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$882