Minsk vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$455
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$2218
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
94
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
2M
1.86M

The cost of living in Minsk is 53% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6121st and 2081st ($924 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belarus and Poland, respectively. Check Belarus vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 4446th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Warsaw

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Minsk Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$15882

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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 Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445