Minsk vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$455
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$719
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
59
17
😀 Quality of life
68
44
🏙️ Population
2M
7.82M

The cost of living in Minsk is 51% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6121st and 7879th ($924 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 4446th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Shangqiu

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Minsk Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$19212

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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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522