Minsk vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$293
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$733
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
62
82
😀 Quality of life
67
66
🏙️ Population
2M
5.38M

The cost of living in Minsk is 20% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7206th and 6353rd ($649 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 3890th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$6504

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438