Minsk vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$350
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$679
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
62
24
😀 Quality of life
67
38
🏙️ Population
1.99M
7.82M

The cost of living in Minsk is 8% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6834th and 6542nd ($717 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 316th in China, while ranked 3775th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$18304

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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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542