Minsk vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$293
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$6558
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
62
81
😀 Quality of life
67
97
🏙️ Population
2M
443K

The cost of living in Minsk is 81% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7206th and 31st ($649 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belarus and Switzerland, respectively. Check Belarus vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 3890th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$8.65
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$40.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$29266

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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 Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846