Minsk vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$2369
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$5226
🏠 One person rent
$350
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$2396
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$590
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$4699
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
62
69
😀 Quality of life
67
91
🏙️ Population
1.99M
1.61M

The cost of living in Minsk is 70% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6834th and 973rd ($717 vs $2369) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 858th 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 2 months in Phoenix. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Phoenix ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 3775th and 119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$70.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$5.26
 Cappuccino
$1.7
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$1190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$2431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$1985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$74.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$3520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$2938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$6.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$1116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$10377

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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

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13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1989
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2588
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2201
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2430
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2287
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2416
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2518
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2446
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2339
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2414
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2372
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2338
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2422
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2291
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2313
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2484
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2415
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2052
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2040
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1954
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2268
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2026
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$1999
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2638
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1792
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1886
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$1986
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$786
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1928
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$840
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1842
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$758
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2643
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$955
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2657