Minsk vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$293
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$451
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$269
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
62
30
😀 Quality of life
67
37
🏙️ Population
2M
159K

The cost of living in Minsk is 6% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 7206th and 6860th ($649 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belarus and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Belarus vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 0.4 months in Praia. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 3890th and 7486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.05
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$70.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
14.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$75.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$1069

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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

Cities near Praia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Assomada
$692
270 km or 168 mi Mindelo
$749
651 km or 404 mi Dakar
$1179
671 km or 417 mi Rufisque
$1067
709 km or 440 mi Thies
$1009
760 km or 472 mi Lamin
$486
761 km or 473 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
762 km or 474 mi Brikama
$556
765 km or 475 mi Banjul
$441
766 km or 476 mi Fatick
$1068
786 km or 488 mi Louga
$1070
805 km or 500 mi Kaolack
$1081
824 km or 512 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
843 km or 524 mi Rosso
$584
877 km or 545 mi Nouakchott
$618
921 km or 572 mi Bissau
$799
952 km or 591 mi Kolda
$1049
1004 km or 624 mi Bafata
$778
1156 km or 718 mi Boffa
$968
1222 km or 760 mi Conakry
$1024
1263 km or 785 mi Forecariah
$971
1327 km or 825 mi Freetown
$751
1338 km or 831 mi Mamou
$989
1497 km or 930 mi Bo
$689
1554 km or 965 mi Kenema
$689
1618 km or 1005 mi Gueckedou
$977
1621 km or 1007 mi Kankan
$975
1646 km or 1023 mi Tenerife
$1659
1660 km or 1031 mi La Orotava
$1624
1662 km or 1033 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1175
1663 km or 1034 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1759
1680 km or 1044 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1214
1682 km or 1045 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1206
1685 km or 1047 mi Monrovia
$501
1688 km or 1049 mi Las Palmas
$1191
1694 km or 1053 mi Bamako
$518
1712 km or 1064 mi Kakata
$470
1729 km or 1074 mi Laayoune
$536
1735 km or 1078 mi Koulikoro
$471
1737 km or 1079 mi Banamba
$471