Minsk vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1851
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$356
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$549
$931
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
61
100
😀 Quality of life
69
77
🏙️ Population
2M
24.9M

The cost of living in Minsk is 35% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6924th and 4879th ($735 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Belarus and China, respectively. Check Belarus vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4343rd and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Shanghai

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Minsk Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.65
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2017
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1259
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.87
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.43
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11271
$27624

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753