Minsk vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$3425
🏠 One person rent
$408
$800
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$1319
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$1925
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
59
😀 Quality of life
68
84
🏙️ Population
2M
581K

The cost of living in Minsk is 43% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6618th and 4193rd ($836 vs $1461) 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 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 4692nd and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Vilnius

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Minsk Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$5.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$10967

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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 Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$890
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$907
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1279
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$1003
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$947
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$1012
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$399
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$952
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1133
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$836
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$568
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$1001
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$912
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1184
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$628
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1214
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$908
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$853
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1027
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$903
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$1062
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1423
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1106
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$484
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1188
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$919
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$589
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$450
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$335
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$944
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1343
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1060
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$622
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$1028
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1262
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$994
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$1068
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1569