Minsk vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1874
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$352
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$686
$1644
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
61
100
😀 Quality of life
67
78
🏙️ Population
1.99M
24.9M

The cost of living in Minsk is 34% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6769th and 4858th ($727 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Belarus and China, respectively. Check Belarus vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 3750th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10220
$30174

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746