Minsk vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1874
$6160
🏠 One person rent
$352
$1496
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$2729
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$686
$4315
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
100
😀 Quality of life
67
100
🏙️ Population
1.99M
4.84M

The cost of living in Minsk is 71% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6769th and 745th ($727 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belarus and Australia, respectively. Check Belarus vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3750th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Sydney

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Minsk Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$7.29
 Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10220
$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2099
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2252
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1584
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1416
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1448
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1538
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1616
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1511
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2023
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1702
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1185
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1619
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1601
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1781
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1727
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2239
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2067
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1654
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1643
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1291
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1504
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1645
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1677
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1600
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1620
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2194
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1691
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1671
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1668
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2016
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1625
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1748
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1981
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1390
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1683