Minsk vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$350
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$1905
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
62
100
😀 Quality of life
67
79
🏙️ Population
1.99M
24.9M

The cost of living in Minsk is 37% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6834th and 4780th ($717 vs $1136) 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 3775th and 571st 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
$9.19
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$31401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774