Minsk vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$350
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$1262
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
62
96
😀 Quality of life
67
74
🏙️ Population
1.99M
13M

The cost of living in Minsk is 33% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6834th and 5091st ($717 vs $1075) 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 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 3775th and 1280th 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
$9.19
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$11652

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541