Minsk vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$5671
🏠 One person rent
$293
$1643
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$2600
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$800
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$3682
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
62
53
😀 Quality of life
67
89
🏙️ Population
2M
140K

The cost of living in Minsk is 76% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 7206th and 344th ($649 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belarus and Iceland, respectively. Check Belarus vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 3890th and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Reykjavik

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Minsk Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$10.9
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$83
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$6072

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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 Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2460
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2023
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2011
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1952
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991