Minsk vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$408
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$776
😷 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 39% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6618th and 7929th ($836 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th in Belarus and China, respectively. Check Belarus vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 4692nd and 7123rd 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
$10.5
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$11939

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615