Minsk vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Minsk Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1874
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$352
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$686
$1771
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
61
96
😀 Quality of life
67
80
🏙️ Population
1.99M
17.7M

The cost of living in Minsk is 21% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6769th and 5950th ($727 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3750th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Minsk vs Shenzhen infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Minsk vs Shenzhen

Prices for goods and services in Minsk and Shenzhen are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Minsk Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.03
🥤 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
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10220
$22267

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609