Minsk vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$350
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$714
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
62
78
😀 Quality of life
67
66
🏙️ Population
1.99M
12.6M

The cost of living in Minsk is 37% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6834th and 8506th ($717 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 3775th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.47
🥤 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
$435
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$19861

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619