Minsk vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$455
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$1251
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
54
😀 Quality of life
68
72
🏙️ Population
2M
791K

The cost of living in Minsk is 9% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6121st and 5436th ($924 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 299th in Belarus and Japan, respectively. Check Belarus vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 4446th and 2749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Niigata

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Minsk Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$3.55
 Cappuccino
$2.23
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$27.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$17418

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009