Minsk vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$8584
🏠 One person rent
$350
$1954
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$4358
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$833
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$5746
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
97
😀 Quality of life
67
95
🏙️ Population
1.99M
441K

The cost of living in Minsk is 77% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6834th and 91st ($717 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 73rd in Belarus and the United States, respectively. Check Belarus vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 3775th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$8
 Cappuccino
$1.7
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$19.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$181
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$27655

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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 Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3274
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2831
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3053
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2931
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3048
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2981
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$2922
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3170
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3180
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2851
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2949
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3196
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3224
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3293
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2714
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2726
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3473
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3672
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3152
29 km or 18 mi Union
$2986
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2845
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3091
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4155
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3804
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2885
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3010
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3578
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3159
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3288