Minsk vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$350
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$2543
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
62
73
😀 Quality of life
67
92
🏙️ Population
1.99M
1.06M

The cost of living in Minsk is 35% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6834th and 4890th ($717 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 3775th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$6369

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Cities near Minsk

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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057