Minsk vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$455
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$1511
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
59
99
😀 Quality of life
68
77
🏙️ Population
2M
1.33M

The cost of living in Minsk is 12% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6121st and 5168th ($924 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 148th in Belarus and Japan, respectively. Check Belarus vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 4446th and 1050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Saitama

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Minsk Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$14598

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096