Minsk vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$3386
🏠 One person rent
$293
$617
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$1249
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$2495
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
62
96
😀 Quality of life
67
97
🏙️ Population
2M
3.76M

The cost of living in Minsk is 51% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 7206th and 4092nd ($649 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 3890th and 7th 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
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.77
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$1015
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$5530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$2908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$21.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$65.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$13431

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760

Cities near Yokohama

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1101
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1068
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1060
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1166
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1070
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$1130
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1136
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1127
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$1075
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$1167
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1099
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1112
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$1110
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$1267
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1069
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1115
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1064
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1041
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1020
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1117
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1556
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$1126
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1091
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1054
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1091
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$999
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1067
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1042
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1045
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1062
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1057
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1056