Minsk vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$350
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$601
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
62
46
😀 Quality of life
67
60
🏙️ Population
1.99M
1.47M

The cost of living in Minsk is 2% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6834th and 6924th ($717 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Belarus and Russia, respectively. Check Belarus vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Yekaterinburg ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 3775th and 5229th 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
$9.19
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$4718

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628