Minsk vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1851
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$356
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$549
$881
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
61
96
😀 Quality of life
69
73
🏙️ Population
2M
13.3M

The cost of living in Minsk is 49% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6924th and 4141st ($735 vs $1438) 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 0.6 months in Moscow. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 4343rd and 2664th 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
$9.98
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.65
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2017
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1259
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.87
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.43
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11271
$15272

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772