Minsk vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$408
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$983
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
59
65
😀 Quality of life
68
72
🏙️ Population
2M
12.7M

The cost of living in Minsk is 7% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6618th and 6833rd ($836 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Belarus and China, respectively. Check Belarus vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 4692nd and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Suzhou

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Minsk Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623