Minsk vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1733
🏠 One person rent
$350
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$739
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
62
85
😀 Quality of life
67
68
🏙️ Population
1.99M
9.07M

The cost of living in Minsk is 40% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6834th and 8584th ($717 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 3775th and 3326th 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
$9.19
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$25284

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Cities near Minsk

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 Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$474
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$506
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$517
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$523
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$524
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$520
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$527
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$528
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$531
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$548
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$564
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$547
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$527
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$560
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$541
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$565
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$538
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$582
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$524
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$529
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$543
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$625
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1568
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$479
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$583
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$554
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$548
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$605
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$534
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$633
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$531
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1547
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$627
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$667
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$601
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1562
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1555
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$511