Minsk vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$408
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$1596
😷 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 22% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6618th and 5151st ($836 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd in Belarus and Japan, respectively. Check Belarus vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 4692nd and 1177th 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
$10.5
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$15321

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102