Minsk vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$293
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$510
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
49
😀 Quality of life
67
58
🏙️ Population
2M
1.63M

The cost of living in Minsk is 1% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 7206th and 7138th ($649 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Belarus and Russia, respectively. Check Belarus vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 3890th and 5709th 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
$9
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$4125

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$558
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556