Minsk vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minsk	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2112	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$408	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$716	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$54	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$5229
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	59	100
😀 Quality of life	68	95
🏙️ Population	2M	8.8M

The cost of living in Minsk is 80% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6618th and 4th ($836 vs $4207) 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 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 4692nd and 18th 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	$10.5	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.7	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$494	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$591	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.58%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2225	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.49	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.52	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.5	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.66	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.8	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12897	$21999

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Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$628
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$568
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$450
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1461
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$622
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$1003
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$335
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$484
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$952
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$907
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$399
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$890
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1279
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$545
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$947
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$1012
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$853
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1133
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$1214
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$589
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$912
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$589
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1184
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$1001
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$500
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$1062
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$1027
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$405
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$554
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$908
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$1028
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1248
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$562
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1220
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1423
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$944
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$882

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188