Minsk vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1851
$1693
🏠 One person rent
$356
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$549
$733
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
61
85
😀 Quality of life
69
71
🏙️ Population
2M
9.07M

The cost of living in Minsk is 33% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6924th and 8245th ($735 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 4343rd and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Shenyang

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Minsk Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$1.72
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.65
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2017
$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1259
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.87
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.43
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11271
$24707

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$470
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$492
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$518
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$521
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$434
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$489
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$511
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$434
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$516
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$500
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$528
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$543
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$532
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$517
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$556
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$553
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$537
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$532
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$547
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$517
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$519
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$550
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$576
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1564
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$457
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$549
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$537
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$537
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$550
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$499
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$521
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$584
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$521
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$565
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$557
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1553
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1553
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$501