Minsk vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$2390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$5218
🏠 One person rent
$293
$1517
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$2491
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$4557
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
62
69
😀 Quality of life
67
90
🏙️ Population
2M
1.61M

The cost of living in Minsk is 73% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 7206th and 864th ($649 vs $2390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 780th 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 21st in the United States, while ranked 3890th and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$69
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$5.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$1252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$2542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$3451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$2894
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$977
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$10488

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2339
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2459
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706