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

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Minsk San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$350
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$6972
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
62
87
😀 Quality of life
67
93
🏙️ Population
1.99M
1.01M

The cost of living in Minsk is 80% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6834th and 13th ($717 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 1.9 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 3775th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$9.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$23974

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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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146