Minsk vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minsk	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$924	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2352	$4327
🏠 One person rent	$455	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$813	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$62	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$692	$2587
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	59	46
😀 Quality of life	68	88
🏙️ Population	2M	750K

The cost of living in Minsk is 50% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 6121st and 2623rd ($924 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th in Belarus and Canada, respectively. Check Belarus vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Winnipeg ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 4446th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Winnipeg

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	Minsk	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.4	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.23	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$562	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1020	$1637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.41%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2491	$2362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1574	$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$82.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.16	$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.97	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$77
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.46	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14758	$15143

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Cities near Minsk

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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1403
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1834
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1637
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1761
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2138
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1668
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1947
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2011
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1703
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1927
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1748
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2351
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1636
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1739
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$1996
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2391
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2618
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2326
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2402
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1679
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2356
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2270
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2312
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2304
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2319
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2273
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2251
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2434
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2223
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2310