Minsk vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$2704
🏠 One person rent
$408
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$892
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$2113
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
95
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
2M
824K

The cost of living in Minsk is 26% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 6618th and 4967th ($836 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 1.9 months in Sakai. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sakai ranked 17th in Japan, while ranked 4692nd and 701st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Sakai

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Minsk Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$83.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$4437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$2255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$13407

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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 Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1047
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1071
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1049
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$996
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1078
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1031
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$994
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$999
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1162
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1044
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$981
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1004
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$979
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1046
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$996
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1037
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1008
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1029