Minsk vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$3415
🏠 One person rent
$455
$773
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$442
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$1987
😷 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 36% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6121st and 4201st ($924 vs $1434) 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 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.4 months in Vilnius. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 4446th and 502nd 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
$10.8
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$12428

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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 Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$859
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$881
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1258
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$974
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$928
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$982
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$445
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$938
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1114
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$924
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$608
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$964
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$895
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1170
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$676
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1229
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$893
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$835
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1000
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$860
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1254
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$1060
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1374
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1077
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$527
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1165
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$669
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$477
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$355
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$938
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1454
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1040
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$669
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$1023
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1253
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$932
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$1010
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1540