Minsk vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$293
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$197
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
50
😀 Quality of life
67
52
🏙️ Population
2M
1.57M

The cost of living in Minsk is 7% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7206th and 7596th ($649 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Belarus and Iran, respectively. Check Belarus vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 3890th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$2132

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698