Minsk vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$408
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$705
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
59
58
😀 Quality of life
68
68
🏙️ Population
2M
10.6M

The cost of living in Minsk is 70% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6618th and 8757th ($836 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 4692nd and 4718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Shijiazhuang

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Minsk Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.79
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$3.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$5006

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716