Minsk vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1874
$5530
🏠 One person rent
$352
$1484
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$2447
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$625
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$686
$4749
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
61
82
😀 Quality of life
67
88
🏙️ Population
1.99M
468K

The cost of living in Minsk is 70% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6769th and 972nd ($727 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 3750th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$5.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10220
$21914

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2616
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1836
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2229
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2335
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2315
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2290
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2140
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2169
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2184
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2052
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1733
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2144
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2100
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2091
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1764
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2011
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2117
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2076
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2014
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1934
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2058
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2169
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2100
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2136
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1952
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1819
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2117
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2136
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1752
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2147
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1976
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2144
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2332
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2182
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2269
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1682