Minsk vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minsk	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1874	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$352	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.5	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$686	$1598
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	61	63
😀 Quality of life	67	38
🏙️ Population	1.99M	1.27M

The cost of living in Minsk is 21% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6769th and 5917th ($727 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 3750th and 7204th 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	$9.19	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.31	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.9	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1211	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.72	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10220	$3805

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Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$570
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$517
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$438
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1261
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$474
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$936
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$300
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$435
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$843
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$850
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$385
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$847
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1150
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$440
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$950
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$761
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1016
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$935
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$479
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$840
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$469
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1025
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$953
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$433
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$964
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$933
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$394
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$510
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$804
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$882
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1113
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$549
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1107
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1299
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$835
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$850

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003