Minsk vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$455
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$1104
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
59
96
😀 Quality of life
68
72
🏙️ Population
2M
13.3M

The cost of living in Minsk is 45% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6121st and 3277th ($924 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belarus and Russia, respectively. Check Belarus vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 4446th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Moscow

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Minsk Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$20160

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749