Minsk vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minsk	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$924	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2352	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$455	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$813	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$62	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$692	$4112
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	59	81
😀 Quality of life	68	91
🏙️ Population	2M	1.43M

The cost of living in Minsk is 55% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6121st and 1833rd ($924 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1452nd in Belarus and the United States, respectively. Check Belarus vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 4446th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs San Antonio

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	Minsk	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.4	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.23	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$562	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1020	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.41%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2491	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1574	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.16	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.97	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.46	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14758	$19123

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Cities near Minsk

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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093