Minsk vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$3837
🏠 One person rent
$293
$840
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$1268
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$2472
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
62
39
😀 Quality of life
67
87
🏙️ Population
2M
549K

The cost of living in Minsk is 61% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7206th and 2827th ($649 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 109th in Belarus and Canada, respectively. Check Belarus vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 3890th and 204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$6.4
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$6211

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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 Quebec City

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Levis
$1653
80 km or 50 mi Thetford Mines
$1529
89 km or 55 mi Saint-Georges
$1560
102 km or 64 mi Victoriaville
$1342
114 km or 71 mi Trois-Rivieres
$1053
120 km or 74 mi Shawinigan
$1379
142 km or 88 mi Drummondville
$1588
166 km or 103 mi Sherbrooke
$1468
169 km or 105 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
170 km or 106 mi Riviere-du-Loup
$1567
178 km or 111 mi Saguenay
$1585
180 km or 112 mi Chicoutimi
$1587
187 km or 116 mi Magog
$1539
188 km or 117 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
192 km or 120 mi Joliette
$1397
195 km or 121 mi Alma
$1586
196 km or 122 mi Granby
$1158
201 km or 125 mi L'Assomption
$1659
206 km or 128 mi Beloeil
$1816
210 km or 131 mi Repentigny
$1783
211 km or 131 mi Varennes
$1835
212 km or 132 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
217 km or 135 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
218 km or 135 mi Mascouche
$1772
218 km or 136 mi Boucherville
$1882
220 km or 136 mi Chambly
$1906
223 km or 138 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
223 km or 139 mi Terrebonne
$1820
227 km or 141 mi Longueuil
$1962
228 km or 142 mi Brossard
$2105
229 km or 142 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
229 km or 143 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
231 km or 144 mi Montreal
$1821
234 km or 146 mi La Prairie
$1949
236 km or 146 mi Westmount
$1808
236 km or 146 mi Mount Royal
$1821
238 km or 148 mi Laval
$1874
238 km or 148 mi Candiac
$1912
241 km or 150 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
241 km or 150 mi Boisbriand
$1813