Minsk vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1851
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$356
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$549
$2945
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
61
100
😀 Quality of life
69
95
🏙️ Population
2M
1.8M

The cost of living in Minsk is 61% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6924th and 2306th ($735 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd in Belarus and Canada, respectively. Check Belarus vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 4343rd and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Montreal

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Minsk Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.65
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2017
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1259
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.87
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.43
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11271
$4789

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811