Minsk vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$350
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$727
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
62
24
😀 Quality of life
67
39
🏙️ Population
1.99M
6.56M

The cost of living in Minsk is 17% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6834th and 7649th ($717 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 266th in China, while ranked 3775th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610