Essen vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$681
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$641
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
62
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
585K
1.99M

The cost of living in Essen is 113% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 3595th and 6834th ($1525 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 1st in Germany and Belarus, respectively. Check Germany vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 31st and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$10290

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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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