Minsk vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$408
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$879
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
99
😀 Quality of life
68
75
🏙️ Population
2M
24.9M

The cost of living in Minsk is 26% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6618th and 4971st ($836 vs $1126) 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 0.8 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 4692nd and 1655th 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
$10.5
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765