Minsk vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$455
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$382
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
59
63
😀 Quality of life
68
43
🏙️ Population
2M
1.27M

The cost of living in Minsk is 10% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6121st and 5331st ($924 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Belarus and South Africa, respectively. Check Belarus vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 4446th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Soweto

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Minsk Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$5012

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965