Minsk vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minsk	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1874	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$352	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.5	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$686	$191
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	61	29
😀 Quality of life	67	36
🏙️ Population	1.99M	159K

The cost of living in Minsk is 13% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6769th and 6298th ($727 vs $840) 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 0.2 months in Praia. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 3750th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Praia

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	Minsk	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.19	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.31	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.9	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1211	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.72	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10220	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491