Minsk vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$455
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$1068
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
99
😀 Quality of life
68
76
🏙️ Population
2M
24.9M

The cost of living in Minsk is 19% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6121st and 4880th ($924 vs $1147) 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 4446th and 1178th 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
$10.8
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789