Minsk vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1851
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$356
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$549
$1593
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
61
99
😀 Quality of life
69
80
🏙️ Population
2M
1.33M

The cost of living in Minsk is 29% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6924th and 5298th ($735 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 260th 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 4343rd and 750th 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
$9.98
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.65
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2017
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1259
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.87
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.43
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11271
$17943

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055