Minsk vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$293
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$1208
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
62
96
😀 Quality of life
67
73
🏙️ Population
2M
12.5M

The cost of living in Minsk is 36% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7206th and 5167th ($649 vs $1021) 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 3890th and 1608th 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
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$10868

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517