Minsk vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1851
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$356
$524
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$549
$1641
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
61
74
😀 Quality of life
69
90
🏙️ Population
2M
1.96M

The cost of living in Minsk is 38% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6924th and 4750th ($735 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Belarus and Japan, respectively. Check Belarus vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sapporo ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 4343rd and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Sapporo

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Minsk Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$1.72
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.65
$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2017
$2303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1259
$1644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$49.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.87
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$6.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.43
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11271
$10519

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1051
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1049
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1041
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1043
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1042
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1041
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1042
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$994
77 km or 48 mi Date
$991
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$973
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1032
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1031
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1035
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1065
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1007
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$936
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$937
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1014
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1021
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$945
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1010
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1015
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$972
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$991
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$995
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1064
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$994
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1004
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1025
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1003
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1015
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1006
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1068