Minsk vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$2142
🏠 One person rent
$408
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$848
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
48
😀 Quality of life
68
61
🏙️ Population
2M
1.64M

The cost of living in Minsk is 5% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6618th and 6431st ($836 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Belarus and Russia, respectively. Check Belarus vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 1 months in Novosibirsk. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Novosibirsk ranked 11th in Russia, while ranked 4692nd and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Novosibirsk

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Minsk Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
20.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$1532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$4.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$4901

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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 Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$828
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891