Minsk vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1874
$7974
🏠 One person rent
$352
$2311
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$4175
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$686
$5531
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
61
87
😀 Quality of life
67
91
🏙️ Population
1.99M
1.39M

The cost of living in Minsk is 79% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6769th and 36th ($727 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 3750th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10220
$28706

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2914
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$3017
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2911
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2964
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3043
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1047
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2898
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2930
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3124
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$912
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$910
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3279
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2917
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3273
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2834
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3199
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2907
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2637
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2945
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3109
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2936
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2732
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2950
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2763
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3188
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2996
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2578
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$880
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2694
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3496
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3082
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2971
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3326
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3020
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2764
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2682
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2759