Minsk vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$4186
🏠 One person rent
$350
$677
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1788
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$526
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$2981
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
62
100
😀 Quality of life
67
94
🏙️ Population
1.99M
9.67M

The cost of living in Minsk is 51% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6834th and 3861st ($717 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 months in Seoul. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 3775th and 43rd 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
$7.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$2513
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$1348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
5.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$21201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$11781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$9.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$9.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$38.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$7.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$6.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$21834

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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 Seoul

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1085
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$936
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1074
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1084
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1127
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1087
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1025
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$941
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1003
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$966
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$988
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1057
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1020
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$990
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$970
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1067
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$968
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$989
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1142
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1049
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1025
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1077
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1567
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1036
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1041
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$839
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$1025
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1140
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1222
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$1027
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$1098
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$997
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$1111
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1562
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$1043