Minsk vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$350
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$1689
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
62
69
😀 Quality of life
67
81
🏙️ Population
1.99M
330K

The cost of living in Minsk is 47% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6834th and 4220th ($717 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 3775th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$7504

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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

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591