Minsk vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1874
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$352
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$686
$709
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
61
24
😀 Quality of life
67
39
🏙️ Population
1.99M
6.56M

The cost of living in Minsk is 23% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6769th and 7740th ($727 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 3750th and 7044th 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
$9.19
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10220
$11393

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Distance City Cost of living
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$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600