Minsk vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$455
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$800
😷 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 78% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6121st and 8567th ($924 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 4446th and 4412th 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
$10.8
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.82
 Cappuccino
$2.23
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$3.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$5149

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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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740