Minsk vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$350
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$1649
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
62
96
😀 Quality of life
67
79
🏙️ Population
1.99M
17.7M

The cost of living in Minsk is 25% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6834th and 5948th ($717 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3775th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618