Minsk vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1341
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$3192
🏠 One person rent
$350
$726
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$1594
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
62
61
😀 Quality of life
67
80
🏙️ Population
1.99M
581K

The cost of living in Minsk is 47% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6834th and 4248th ($717 vs $1341) 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 3775th and 531st among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$4.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$527
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$5601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$3443
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$53.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$8624

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

Cities near Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$856
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$871
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1191
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$950
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$886
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$902
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$390
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$899
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1061
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$717
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$516
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$999
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$946
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1057
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$563
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1002
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$856
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$817
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1111
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$916
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1377
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1016
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$437
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1042
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$578
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$527
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$437
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$298
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$893
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1134
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1029
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$467
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$931
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1136
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$923
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$977
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1406