Minsk vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1874
$3289
🏠 One person rent
$352
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$1023
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$686
$2647
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
61
96
😀 Quality of life
67
97
🏙️ Population
1.99M
3.76M

The cost of living in Minsk is 46% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 6769th and 4098th ($727 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in Belarus and Japan, respectively. Check Belarus vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 2 months in Yokohama. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 3750th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Yokohama

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Minsk Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10220
$13410

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1012
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1028
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1143
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1039
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$960
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1091
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$1023
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$908
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1124
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$983
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$948
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1138
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1084
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1065
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1150
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1607
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$969
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1090
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1122
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$993
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1103
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1060
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1136
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1089
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1116
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1099
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1099
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1109