Minsk vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1851
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$356
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$549
$2574
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
61
100
😀 Quality of life
69
99
🏙️ Population
2M
14.3M

The cost of living in Minsk is 57% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6924th and 3130th ($735 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Belarus and Japan, respectively. Check Belarus vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4343rd and 4th 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
$9.98
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.65
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2017
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1259
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.87
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.43
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11271
$14795

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961