Minsk vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$293
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$643
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
62
24
😀 Quality of life
67
41
🏙️ Population
2M
7.82M

The cost of living in Minsk is 13% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7206th and 6604th ($649 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 3890th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$14498

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543