Minsk vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$293
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$3016
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
78
😀 Quality of life
67
93
🏙️ Population
2M
662K

The cost of living in Minsk is 75% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 7206th and 587th ($649 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Belarus and Canada, respectively. Check Belarus vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 3890th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$14942

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758