Minsk vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$293
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$1651
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
62
73
😀 Quality of life
67
89
🏙️ Population
2M
1.96M

The cost of living in Minsk is 45% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 7206th and 4509th ($649 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Belarus and Japan, respectively. Check Belarus vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 3890th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$10328

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117