Minsk vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minsk	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2112	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$716	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$54	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$4181
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	59	94
😀 Quality of life	68	96
🏙️ Population	2M	2.14M

The cost of living in Minsk is 66% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6618th and 978th ($836 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Belarus and Australia, respectively. Check Belarus vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 4692nd and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Perth

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	Minsk	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.7	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$494	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$591	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.58%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2225	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.49	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.52	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.5	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.66	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.8	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12897	$15409

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Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$628
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$568
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$450
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1461
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$622
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$1003
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$335
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$484
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$952
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$907
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$399
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$890
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1279
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$545
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$947
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$1012
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$853
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1133
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$1214
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$589
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$912
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$589
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1184
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$1001
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$500
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$1062
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$1027
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$405
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$554
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$908
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$1028
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1248
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$562
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1220
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1423
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$944
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$882

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894