Minsk vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1385
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$3419
🏠 One person rent
$350
$623
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$2652
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
62
96
😀 Quality of life
67
97
🏙️ Population
1.99M
3.76M

The cost of living in Minsk is 48% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 6834th and 4132nd ($717 vs $1385) 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 1.9 months in Yokohama. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 3775th and 10th 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
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$90.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$6813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$3020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$40.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$12546

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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 Yokohama

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1187
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1079
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1115
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1079
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$976
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1153
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1070
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$982
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$942
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1112
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$1003
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$983
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1085
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1124
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1057
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1060
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1133
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1641
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$988
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1069
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1086
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1106
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$1001
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1084
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1079
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1121
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1034
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1073
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1102
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1096
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1075
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1092