Minsk vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1851
$3421
🏠 One person rent
$356
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1111
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$549
$1954
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
61
100
😀 Quality of life
69
93
🏙️ Population
2M
9.67M

The cost of living in Minsk is 47% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6924th and 4296th ($735 vs $1383) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belarus and South Korea, respectively. Check Belarus vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.4 months in Seoul. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 4343rd and 90th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Seoul

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Minsk Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$7.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$764
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$97.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.65
$16.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2017
$20727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1259
$10845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.87
$9.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$7.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$3.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.43
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$62.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11271
$21347

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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 Seoul

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1134
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1097
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1078
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$918
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1178
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1138
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1435
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1307
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1175
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1004
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$948
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1112
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1098
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1080
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1196
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$1066
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1088
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$1023
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1120
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1098
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1076
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1171
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1568
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1079
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1078
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$874
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$1059
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1110
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1153
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$1068
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$920
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$924
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$1037
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1565
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$1020