Minsk vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$350
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$554
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
49
😀 Quality of life
67
58
🏙️ Population
1.99M
1.63M

The cost of living in Minsk is 11% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6834th and 7298th ($717 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 3775th and 5501st 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
$9.19
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$3795

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Cities near Minsk

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 Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$619
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585