Minsk vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1874
$1763
🏠 One person rent
$352
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$686
$723
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
61
85
😀 Quality of life
67
68
🏙️ Population
1.99M
9.07M

The cost of living in Minsk is 35% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6769th and 8334th ($727 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 3750th and 3343rd 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
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10220
$24404

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72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$459
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$495
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$514
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$520
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$455
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$500
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$508
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$496
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$514
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$500
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$524
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$543
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$508
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$492
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$517
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$524
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$517
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$516
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$542
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$509
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$513
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$503
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$581
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1572
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$461
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$549
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$538
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$505
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$543
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$493
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$520
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$586
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$517
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1549
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$574
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$585
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$573
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1553
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1547
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$500