Minsk vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1874
$5245
🏠 One person rent
$352
$1494
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$686
$4432
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
61
69
😀 Quality of life
67
90
🏙️ Population
1.99M
1.61M

The cost of living in Minsk is 70% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6769th and 955th ($727 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 3750th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10220
$12281

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Cities near Minsk

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 Phoenix

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1979
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2524
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2342
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2423
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2304
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2413
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2525
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2468
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2328
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2306
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2417
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2353
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2388
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2281
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2296
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2319
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2466
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2423
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2073
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2056
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2027
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1957
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2543
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2037
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2013
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2763
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1815
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1926
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2077
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$830
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1947
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$823
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1852
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$788
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2729
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$913
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2724