Minsk vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minsk	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1851	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$356	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$549	$4354
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	61	74
😀 Quality of life	69	90
🏙️ Population	2M	459K

The cost of living in Minsk is 69% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6924th and 1045th ($735 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 916th in Belarus and the United States, respectively. Check Belarus vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 4343rd and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Virginia Beach

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	Minsk	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.98	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.86	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.6	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.65	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.42%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2017	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1259	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.87	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.32	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.73	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.1	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.43	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.32	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11271	$16163

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Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$561
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$517
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$406
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1414
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$545
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$974
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$293
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$426
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$929
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$883
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$349
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$865
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1334
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$475
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$920
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$988
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$840
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1113
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$1148
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$547
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$894
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$528
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1125
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$967
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1079
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$516
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$993
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$1046
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$439
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$546
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$889
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$1009
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1270
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$586
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1185
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1419
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$928
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$879

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710