Minsk vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$350
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$1634
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
52
😀 Quality of life
67
67
🏙️ Population
1.99M
791K

The cost of living in Minsk is 35% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6834th and 4902nd ($717 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 3775th and 3769th 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
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$15392

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046