Minsk vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$293
$133
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$777
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
62
85
😀 Quality of life
67
70
🏙️ Population
2M
9.07M

The cost of living in Minsk is 34% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7206th and 8600th ($649 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 538th 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 1.6 months in Shenyang. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 3890th and 2673rd 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
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$19578

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$449
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$502
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$510
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$515
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$517
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$524
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$520
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$536
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$519
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$537
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$550
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$513
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$523
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$565
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$531
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$560
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$559
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$541
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$543
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$515
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$585
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$595
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$566
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$557
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$526
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$562
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$551
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$606
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$555
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$585
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$612
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1555
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1538
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$529