Minsk vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$4030
🏠 One person rent
$350
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1392
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$2544
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
62
39
😀 Quality of life
67
86
🏙️ Population
1.99M
549K

The cost of living in Minsk is 60% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6834th and 2544th ($717 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th 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 1.4 months in Quebec City. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 3775th and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Quebec City

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Minsk Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$6.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$6253

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

Cities near Quebec City

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Levis
$1766
80 km or 50 mi Thetford Mines
$1462
89 km or 55 mi Saint-Georges
$1509
102 km or 64 mi Victoriaville
$1211
114 km or 71 mi Trois-Rivieres
$1082
120 km or 74 mi Shawinigan
$1410
142 km or 88 mi Drummondville
$1645
166 km or 103 mi Sherbrooke
$1449
169 km or 105 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
170 km or 106 mi Riviere-du-Loup
$1613
178 km or 111 mi Saguenay
$1544
180 km or 112 mi Chicoutimi
$1566
187 km or 116 mi Magog
$1539
188 km or 117 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
192 km or 120 mi Joliette
$1540
195 km or 121 mi Alma
$1582
196 km or 122 mi Granby
$1187
201 km or 125 mi L'Assomption
$1740
206 km or 128 mi Beloeil
$1836
210 km or 131 mi Repentigny
$1823
211 km or 131 mi Varennes
$1845
212 km or 132 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
217 km or 135 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
218 km or 135 mi Mascouche
$1821
218 km or 136 mi Boucherville
$1878
220 km or 136 mi Chambly
$1901
223 km or 138 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
223 km or 139 mi Terrebonne
$1849
227 km or 141 mi Longueuil
$1896
228 km or 142 mi Brossard
$2057
229 km or 142 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
229 km or 143 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
231 km or 144 mi Montreal
$1954
234 km or 146 mi La Prairie
$1960
236 km or 146 mi Westmount
$1861
236 km or 146 mi Mount Royal
$1871
238 km or 148 mi Laval
$1996
238 km or 148 mi Candiac
$1927
241 km or 150 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
241 km or 150 mi Boisbriand
$1751