Minsk vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1874
$2841
🏠 One person rent
$352
$518
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$686
$2421
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
61
95
😀 Quality of life
67
80
🏙️ Population
1.99M
824K

The cost of living in Minsk is 37% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 6769th and 4649th ($727 vs $1146) 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 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 2.1 months in Sakai. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 3750th and 558th 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
$9.19
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10220
$8371

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850

Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1065
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1079
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1074
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1019
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1026
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1111
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1065
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1018
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1302
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$998
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1026
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1031
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1063
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1009
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1142
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1062
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1100
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1033
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1046