Minsk vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$408
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$6532
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
80
😀 Quality of life
68
95
🏙️ Population
2M
737K

The cost of living in Minsk is 73% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6618th and 142nd ($836 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 4692nd and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Seattle

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Minsk Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$28950

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173