Minsk vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$293
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$720
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
62
24
😀 Quality of life
67
43
🏙️ Population
2M
6.56M

The cost of living in Minsk is 12% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7206th and 7871st ($649 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 3890th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$11076

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586