Minsk vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$6362
🏠 One person rent
$455
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$2815
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$4246
😷 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 65% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6121st and 649th ($924 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Belarus and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Belarus vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 4446th and 20th 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
$10.8
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$6.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$13092

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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 Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799