Minsk vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$408
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$2676
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
59
100
😀 Quality of life
68
96
🏙️ Population
2M
14.3M

The cost of living in Minsk is 51% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6618th and 3249th ($836 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 0.8 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 4692nd and 8th 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
$10.5
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$16728

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005