Minsk vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minsk	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$924	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2352	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$455	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$813	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$62	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$692	$4362
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	59	82
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	2M	468K

The cost of living in Minsk is 59% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6121st and 1363rd ($924 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 4446th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Minsk	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.4	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.23	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$562	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1020	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.41%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2491	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1574	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.16	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.97	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.46	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14758	$24243

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Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$676
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$608
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$477
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1434
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$669
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$974
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$355
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$527
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$938
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$881
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$445
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$859
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1258
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$589
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$928
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$982
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$835
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1114
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$1229
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$629
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$895
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$669
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1170
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$964
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$479
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$1060
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$1000
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$397
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$543
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$893
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$1023
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1254
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$591
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1205
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1374
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$938
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$853

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729