Minsk vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minsk	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1874	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$352	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.5	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$686	$4810
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	61	88
😀 Quality of life	67	90
🏙️ Population	1.99M	653K

The cost of living in Minsk is 72% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 6769th and 603rd ($727 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 3750th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Portland

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	Minsk	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.19	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.31	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.9	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1211	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.72	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10220	$16585

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741