Minsk vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$350
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$5772
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
62
87
😀 Quality of life
67
92
🏙️ Population
1.99M
1.39M

The cost of living in Minsk is 79% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6834th and 45th ($717 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 3775th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$21468

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647