Minsk vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$715
$1640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$4331
🏠 One person rent
$348
$801
🏘️ Family rent
$630
$1742
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$288
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$637
$2602
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
62
100
😀 Quality of life
67
99
🏙️ Population
1.99M
14.3M

The cost of living in Minsk is 56% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6838th and 3092nd ($715 vs $1640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Belarus and Japan, respectively. Check Belarus vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 3793rd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Tokyo

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Minsk Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.18
$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$44.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.68
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.5%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
$10678
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1197
$5455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.7
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.58
$28.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$7.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.56
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.85
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$65.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$301
$575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10328
$15386

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$564
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1340
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$464
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$952
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$898
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$867
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1188
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$470
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$888
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$901
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$815
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1004
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$460
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$947
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$529
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1049
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$997
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1114
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$917
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1112
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$416
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$486
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$933
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$531
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1379
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$892
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1040
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$799

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1122
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1116
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1137
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1057
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1087
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$982
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1127
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1037
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$965
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1077
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1083
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1078
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1081
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$996
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1093
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1073
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1053
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1018
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1069
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1112
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1093
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1074
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1058
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1035