Minsk vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1851
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$356
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$549
$762
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
49
😀 Quality of life
69
63
🏙️ Population
2M
1.64M

The cost of living in Minsk is 10% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6924th and 6617th ($735 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Belarus and Russia, respectively. Check Belarus vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 4343rd and 5603rd 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
$9.98
$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.65
$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2017
$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1259
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.87
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.43
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11271
$4627

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$802
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$708
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$679
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$659
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$649
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$745
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$530
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$529
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$510
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$548
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$761
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$786
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$522
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$837
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$486
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$544
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$520
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$575
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$767
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$685
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$525
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$472
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$618
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$909
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$675
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$544
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$518
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$577
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$583
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$680
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$559
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$521
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$537
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$681
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$527
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$762
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821