Minsk vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$293
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
62
96
😀 Quality of life
67
80
🏙️ Population
2M
17.5M

The cost of living in Minsk is 31% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7206th and 5744th ($649 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 Shenzhen. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3890th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$24305

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584