Minsk vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minsk	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$924	$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2352	$5691
🏠 One person rent	$455	$1564
🏘️ Family rent	$813	$2640
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$62	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$692	$3446
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	59	78
😀 Quality of life	68	93
🏙️ Population	2M	662K

The cost of living in Minsk is 63% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6121st and 890th ($924 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belarus and Canada, respectively. Check Belarus vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 4446th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Vancouver

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	Minsk	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.4	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.23	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$562	$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1020	$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.41%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2491	$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1574	$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.16	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.97	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.46	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14758	$21273

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Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$676
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$608
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$477
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1434
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$669
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$974
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$355
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$527
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$938
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$881
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$445
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$859
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1258
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$589
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$928
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$982
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$835
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1114
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$1229
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$629
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$895
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$669
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1170
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$964
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$479
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$1060
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$1000
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$397
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$543
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$893
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$1023
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1254
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$591
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1205
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1374
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$938
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$853

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2411
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2295
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2091
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2100
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2523
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2081
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2427
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2690
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1855
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2661
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2727
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2728
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2782
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2124
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2734
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2749
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3012
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2479
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3602
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3183
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3164
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2884