Minsk vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$408
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$1024
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
95
😀 Quality of life
68
77
🏙️ Population
2M
17.5M

The cost of living in Minsk is 11% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6618th and 6106th ($836 vs $939) 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 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4692nd and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Shenzhen

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Minsk Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638