Minsk vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$455
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$827
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
59
21
😀 Quality of life
68
46
🏙️ Population
2M
6.56M

The cost of living in Minsk is 53% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6121st and 7943rd ($924 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 4446th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Shaoyang

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Minsk Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619