Minsk vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minsk	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1874	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$352	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.5	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$686	$2512
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	61	46
😀 Quality of life	67	87
🏙️ Population	1.99M	750K

The cost of living in Minsk is 59% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 6769th and 2455th ($727 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th in Belarus and Canada, respectively. Check Belarus vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 3750th and 258th 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	$9.19	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.31	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.9	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1211	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.72	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10220	$11629

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699