Minsk vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$408
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$3648
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
86
😀 Quality of life
68
95
🏙️ Population
2M
2.79M

The cost of living in Minsk is 66% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6618th and 897th ($836 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Belarus and Canada, respectively. Check Belarus vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 4692nd and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Toronto

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Minsk Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$20314

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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
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029