Minsk vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1874
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$352
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$642
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$686
$1425
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
61
69
😀 Quality of life
67
68
🏙️ Population
1.99M
720K

The cost of living in Minsk is 23% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 6769th and 5814th ($727 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 703rd in Belarus and Japan, respectively. Check Belarus vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 3750th and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Okayama

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Minsk Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10220
$16248

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MinskOkayama

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850

Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$937
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$967
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$949
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$949
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$985
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$952
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$936
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$932
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$896
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$946
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$943
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$917
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$919
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$946
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1040
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$991
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$911
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$948
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$961
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1057
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$883
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$949
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$978
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$964
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1187
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1064
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$964
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$882
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1075
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1042
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1165
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$990
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1100
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$885
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1181
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1383
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1573
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1545