Minsk vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Minsk | Moscow | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Minsk is 47% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6618th and 3728th ($836 vs $1585) 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 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 4692nd and 3206th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 72 km or 44 mi |  Barysaw | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Baranavichy | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Babruysk | |
| 171 km or 107 mi |  Vilnius | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Mogilev | |
| 218 km or 135 mi | Utena | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Vitebsk | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Pinsk | |
| 229 km or 142 mi |  Daugavpils | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Alytus | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Grodno | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Jonava | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Kaunas | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Gomel | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Marijampole | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Panevezys | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Rezekne | |
| 303 km or 188 mi |  Suwalki | |
| 303 km or 189 mi | Bialystok | |
| 307 km or 191 mi |  Smolensk | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Jekabpils | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Brest | |
| 342 km or 212 mi | Elk | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Siauliai | |
| 363 km or 226 mi | Biala Podlaska | |
| 367 km or 228 mi |  Chernihiv | |
| 371 km or 231 mi | Lomza | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Ogre | |
| 376 km or 233 mi | Rivne | |
| 382 km or 238 mi | Lutsk | |
| 390 km or 243 mi | Jelgava | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Siedlce | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Riga | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Ostroleka | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Zhytomyr | |
| 413 km or 257 mi | Chelm | |
| 416 km or 259 mi | Jurmala | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Valmiera | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Mazeikiai | |
| 434 km or 269 mi | Kyiv |
Cities near Moscow
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 18 km or 11 mi | Khimki | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Krasnogorsk | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Lyubertsy | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Mytishchi | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Balashikha | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Korolyov | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Podolsk | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Elektrostal | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Obninsk | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Kaluga | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Tver | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Tula | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Vladimir | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Ryazan | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Yaroslavl | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Ivanovo | |
| 266 km or 165 mi | Rybinsk | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Kostroma | |
| 326 km or 202 mi | Oryol | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Bryansk | |
| 366 km or 228 mi | Dzerzhinsk | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Smolensk | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Lipetsk | |
| 376 km or 234 mi | Cherepovets | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Nizhny Novgorod | |
| 408 km or 254 mi | Vologda | |
| 419 km or 260 mi | Tambov | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Kursk | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Voronezh | |
| 474 km or 294 mi | Vitebsk | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Veliky Novgorod | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Starooskolsky | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Stary Oskol | |
| 509 km or 316 mi | Mogilev | |
| 513 km or 319 mi | Saransk | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Penza | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Gomel | |
| 571 km or 355 mi | Sumy | |
| 577 km or 359 mi | Belgorod | |
| 601 km or 373 mi | Cheboksary |