Minsk vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$350
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$846
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
62
82
😀 Quality of life
67
67
🏙️ Population
1.99M
5.38M

The cost of living in Minsk is 18% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6834th and 6204th ($717 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belarus and Russia, respectively. Check Belarus vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 3775th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$6847

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525