Minsk vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$408
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$1617
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
54
😀 Quality of life
68
74
🏙️ Population
2M
791K

The cost of living in Minsk is 18% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6618th and 5487th ($836 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 361st in Belarus and Japan, respectively. Check Belarus vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 4692nd and 2415th 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
$10.5
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$16483

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032