Minsk vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$3095
🏠 One person rent
$293
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$78.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$1590
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
62
69
😀 Quality of life
67
81
🏙️ Population
2M
330K

The cost of living in Minsk is 49% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7206th and 4233rd ($649 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Belarus and Cyprus, respectively. Check Belarus vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 3890th and 415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$4.35
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$1164
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$2534
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$2015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$7149

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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 Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1081
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1189
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1519
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1199
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$990
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2099
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1783
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1400
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$566
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$742
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$750
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$436
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$513
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$601
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$665
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1195
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$982
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$550
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$770
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$539
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$630
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$633
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$882
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$563
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$518
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1570
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1447
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$517
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1567
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$401
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$480
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$935
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1617
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594