Minsk vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$6734
🏠 One person rent
$293
$1795
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$3490
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$4345
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
62
82
😀 Quality of life
67
87
🏙️ Population
2M
468K

The cost of living in Minsk is 76% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7206th and 304th ($649 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 266th 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 1.6 months in Raleigh. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 3890th and 235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$6.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$22084

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Cities near Minsk

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 Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857