Minsk vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$293
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$6928
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
62
87
😀 Quality of life
67
92
🏙️ Population
2M
1.01M

The cost of living in Minsk is 81% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7206th and 22nd ($649 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 months in San Jose, United States. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 3890th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs San Jose, United States

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Minsk San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$15889

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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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3163
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2929
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3147
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3358
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2141
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3130
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3123