Minsk vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1897
🏠 One person rent
$350
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$201
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
62
30
😀 Quality of life
67
36
🏙️ Population
1.99M
159K

The cost of living in Minsk is 14% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6834th and 6315th ($717 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Belarus and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Belarus vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 3775th and 7362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$3052

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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 Praia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Assomada
$840
270 km or 168 mi Mindelo
$898
651 km or 404 mi Dakar
$1198
671 km or 417 mi Rufisque
$1095
709 km or 440 mi Thies
$1203
760 km or 472 mi Lamin
$520
761 km or 473 mi Saint-Louis
$1018
762 km or 474 mi Brikama
$569
765 km or 475 mi Banjul
$488
766 km or 476 mi Fatick
$1051
786 km or 488 mi Louga
$1003
805 km or 500 mi Kaolack
$1062
824 km or 512 mi Ziguinchor
$1061
843 km or 524 mi Rosso
$649
877 km or 545 mi Nouakchott
$678
921 km or 572 mi Bissau
$889
952 km or 591 mi Kolda
$1039
1004 km or 624 mi Bafata
$866
1156 km or 718 mi Boffa
$972
1222 km or 760 mi Conakry
$1030
1263 km or 785 mi Forecariah
$974
1327 km or 825 mi Freetown
$1213
1338 km or 831 mi Mamou
$994
1497 km or 930 mi Bo
$1138
1554 km or 965 mi Kenema
$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi Gueckedou
$983
1621 km or 1007 mi Kankan
$979
1646 km or 1023 mi Tenerife
$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi La Orotava
$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi Monrovia
$528
1688 km or 1049 mi Las Palmas
$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi Bamako
$574
1712 km or 1064 mi Kakata
$494
1729 km or 1074 mi Laayoune
$559
1735 km or 1078 mi Koulikoro
$497
1737 km or 1079 mi Banamba
$495