Minsk vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1874
$3862
🏠 One person rent
$352
$608
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$1634
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$488
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$686
$2911
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
61
100
😀 Quality of life
67
95
🏙️ Population
1.99M
9.67M

The cost of living in Minsk is 46% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6769th and 4104th ($727 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Belarus and South Korea, respectively. Check Belarus vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 3750th and 30th 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
$9.19
$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10220
$20197

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1122
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1171
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1089
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1070
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$955
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1161
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1129
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1400
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1283
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1163
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1022
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$974
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1098
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1099
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1063
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1165
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1075
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1070
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$1022
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1092
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$1055
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$1040
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1127
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1089
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1042
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1020
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1565
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1026
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$984
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1026
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$1033
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1074
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1151
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$1036
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$900
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$936
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$1016
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1550
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$1019