Minsk vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$5984
🏠 One person rent
$350
$1542
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$2792
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$4931
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
62
82
😀 Quality of life
67
89
🏙️ Population
1.99M
468K

The cost of living in Minsk is 71% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6834th and 806th ($717 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 719th 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 49th in the United States, while ranked 3775th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$22229

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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 Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753