Minsk vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$408
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$939
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
59
48
😀 Quality of life
68
63
🏙️ Population
2M
1.47M

The cost of living in Minsk is 21% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6618th and 5278th ($836 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Belarus and Russia, respectively. Check Belarus vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 4692nd and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Yekaterinburg

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Minsk Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$7937

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688