Minsk vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minsk	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1874	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$352	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.5	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$686	$3603
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	61	46
😀 Quality of life	67	80
🏙️ Population	1.99M	398K

The cost of living in Minsk is 60% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 6769th and 2367th ($727 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1932nd 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 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 2 months in Wichita. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 3750th and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Wichita

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	Minsk	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.19	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.31	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.9	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1211	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.72	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10220	$15994

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Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$570
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$517
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$438
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1261
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$474
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$936
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$300
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$435
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$843
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$850
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$385
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$847
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1150
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$440
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$950
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$761
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1016
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$935
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$479
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$840
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$469
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1025
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$953
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$433
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$964
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$933
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$394
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$510
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$804
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$882
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1113
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$549
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1107
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1299
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$835
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$850

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312