Minsk vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1851
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$356
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$549
$1897
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
52
😀 Quality of life
69
72
🏙️ Population
2M
791K

The cost of living in Minsk is 27% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6924th and 5515th ($735 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 404th 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 1.9 months in Niigata. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 4343rd and 3269th 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
$9.98
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.65
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2017
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1259
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.87
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.43
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11271
$14992

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001