Minsk vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$3208
🏠 One person rent
$293
$693
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$1293
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$1540
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
62
61
😀 Quality of life
67
79
🏙️ Population
2M
581K

The cost of living in Minsk is 50% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 7206th and 4167th ($649 vs $1303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belarus and Lithuania, respectively. Check Belarus vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 3890th and 511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$4.81
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$4830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$3067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$8.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$57.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$77
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$8246

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Cities near Minsk

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

Cities near Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$835
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$850
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1080
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$928
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$922
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$877
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$385
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$864
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1028
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$649
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$490
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$827
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$927
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1013
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$528
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$949
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$827
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$831
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1088
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$985
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1135
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$1027
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1362
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$981
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$423
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1029
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$622
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$415
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$426
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$299
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$860
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1006
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$976
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$472
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$842
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1040
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$893
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$791
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1218