Minsk vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Minsk | Warsaw | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Minsk is 55% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6769th and 3022nd ($727 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belarus and Poland, respectively. Check Belarus vs Poland comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 3750th and 410th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 72 km or 44 mi |  Barysaw | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Baranavichy | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Babruysk | |
| 171 km or 107 mi |  Vilnius | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Mogilev | |
| 218 km or 135 mi | Utena | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Vitebsk | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Pinsk | |
| 229 km or 142 mi |  Daugavpils | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Alytus | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Grodno | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Jonava | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Kaunas | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Gomel | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Marijampole | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Panevezys | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Rezekne | |
| 303 km or 188 mi |  Suwalki | |
| 303 km or 189 mi | Bialystok | |
| 307 km or 191 mi |  Smolensk | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Jekabpils | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Brest | |
| 342 km or 212 mi | Elk | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Siauliai | |
| 363 km or 226 mi | Biala Podlaska | |
| 367 km or 228 mi |  Chernihiv | |
| 371 km or 231 mi | Lomza | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Ogre | |
| 376 km or 233 mi | Rivne | |
| 382 km or 238 mi | Lutsk | |
| 390 km or 243 mi | Jelgava | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Siedlce | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Riga | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Ostroleka | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Zhytomyr | |
| 413 km or 257 mi | Chelm | |
| 416 km or 259 mi | Jurmala | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Valmiera | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Mazeikiai | |
| 434 km or 269 mi | Kyiv |
Cities near Warsaw
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 17 km or 10 mi | Pruszkow | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Otwock | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Skierniewice | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Ciechanow | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Siedlce | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Radom | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Plock | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Ostroleka | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Pulawy | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Kutno | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Lodz | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Lomza | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Piotrkow Trybunalski | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Wloclawek | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Biala Podlaska | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Belchatow | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Lublin | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Kielce | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Swidnik | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Bialystok | |
| 178 km or 110 mi | Olsztyn | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Brest | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Torun | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Tarnobrzeg | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Inowroclaw | |
| 199 km or 123 mi | Elk | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Czestochowa | |
| 207 km or 129 mi | Chelm | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Grudziadz | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Kalisz | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Mielec | |
| 228 km or 141 mi | Bydgoszcz | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Gniezno | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Malbork | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Elblag | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Suwalki | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Tarnow | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Dabrowa Gornicza | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | Grodno |