Minsk vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$455
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$938
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
95
😀 Quality of life
68
76
🏙️ Population
2M
17.5M

The cost of living in Minsk is 7% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6121st and 5618th ($924 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Belarus and China, respectively. Check Belarus vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4446th and 1163rd 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
$10.8
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648