Minsk vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$7903
🏠 One person rent
$293
$2366
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$4375
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$686
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$5439
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
62
87
😀 Quality of life
67
91
🏙️ Population
2M
1.39M

The cost of living in Minsk is 81% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7206th and 26th ($649 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 15th in the United States, while ranked 3890th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$8.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$18429

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2606