Minsk vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1874
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$352
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$686
$1530
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
52
😀 Quality of life
67
67
🏙️ Population
1.99M
791K

The cost of living in Minsk is 31% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6769th and 5101st ($727 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 306th in Belarus and Japan, respectively. Check Belarus vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 3750th and 3754th 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
$9.19
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10220
$15118

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052