Minsk vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$350
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$7795
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
62
97
😀 Quality of life
67
97
🏙️ Population
1.99M
874K

The cost of living in Minsk is 81% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6834th and 9th ($717 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 3775th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$8.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$31050

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610