Minsk vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minsk	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1851	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$356	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$549	$5599
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	61	100
😀 Quality of life	69	98
🏙️ Population	2M	8.8M

The cost of living in Minsk is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6924th and 4th ($735 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belarus and the United States, respectively. Check Belarus vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 4343rd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs New York City

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	Minsk	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.98	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.86	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.6	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.65	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.42%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2017	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1259	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.87	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.32	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.73	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.1	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.43	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.32	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11271	$22663

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Cities near Minsk

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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174