Minsk vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1851
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$356
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$549
$608
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
61
70
😀 Quality of life
69
65
🏙️ Population
2M
10.6M

The cost of living in Minsk is 46% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6924th and 8645th ($735 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 489th 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 4343rd and 5294th 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
$9.98
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.65
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2017
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1259
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.87
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.43
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11271
$4870

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707