Minsk vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$293
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$627
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
62
78
😀 Quality of life
67
67
🏙️ Population
2M
12.6M

The cost of living in Minsk is 28% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7206th and 8471st ($649 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd in Belarus and China, respectively. Check Belarus vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 3890th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$4818

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617