Minsk vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$350
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$5777
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
62
100
😀 Quality of life
67
97
🏙️ Population
1.99M
8.8M

The cost of living in Minsk is 82% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6834th and 5th ($717 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.4 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 3775th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$9.78
 Cappuccino
$1.7
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$27.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$20585

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108