Minsk vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$5854
🏠 One person rent
$408
$1514
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$2239
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$740
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$4328
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
100
😀 Quality of life
68
92
🏙️ Population
2M
1.6M

The cost of living in Minsk is 68% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6618th and 742nd ($836 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 648th 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 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 4692nd and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Philadelphia

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Minsk Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$6.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$17603

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801