Minsk vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$2664
🏠 One person rent
$293
$480
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$881
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$460
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
62
95
😀 Quality of life
67
64
🏙️ Population
2M
12.4M

The cost of living in Minsk is 38% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7206th and 5031st ($649 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belarus and Brazil, respectively. Check Belarus vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 3890th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$12031

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$768
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$695
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$733
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$744
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$680
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$690
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$766
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$600
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$711
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$668
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$661
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$669
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$674
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$669
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$695
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$645
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$682
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$663
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$680
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$651
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$699
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$652
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$652
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$675
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$680
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$662
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$670
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$677
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$687
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$700
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$678
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$761
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$763
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$662
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$657
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$558
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$813
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$649
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$678
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$659