Minsk vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minsk	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2112	$5841
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1607
🏘️ Family rent	$716	$2790
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$54	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$3629
😷 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 67% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6618th and 822nd ($836 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Vancouver. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 4692nd and 53rd 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	$10.5	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.7	$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$494	$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$591	$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.58%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2225	$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.49	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.52	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.5	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.66	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.8	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12897	$21986

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Cities near Minsk

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

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2457
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2237
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2054
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2526
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2128
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2470
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2710
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1872
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2628
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2641
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2739
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2778
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2200
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2737
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2702
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3041
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2475
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3559
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3154
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3292
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2915