Minsk vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$350
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$1724
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
62
62
😀 Quality of life
67
39
🏙️ Population
1.99M
1.27M

The cost of living in Minsk is 26% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6834th and 5883rd ($717 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Belarus and South Africa, respectively. Check Belarus vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 3775th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045