Minsk vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1874
$3166
🏠 One person rent
$352
$678
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$1282
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$686
$1519
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
61
70
😀 Quality of life
67
81
🏙️ Population
1.99M
330K

The cost of living in Minsk is 44% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6769th and 4211th ($727 vs $1302) 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 3750th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Nicosia

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Minsk Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$4.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10220
$6962

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1243
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1136
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1134
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1368
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1252
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1158
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$1968
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1702
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1551
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$611
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$745
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$386
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$490
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$688
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$776
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1255
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1020
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$798
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$712
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$573
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$912
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$598
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$578
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1616
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1502
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$575
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1645
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$489
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$417
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$928
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1531
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647