Minsk vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$408
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$4180
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
94
😀 Quality of life
68
95
🏙️ Population
2M
664K

The cost of living in Minsk is 68% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6618th and 676th ($836 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Belarus and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Belarus vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 4692nd and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Rotterdam

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Minsk Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$13439

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727