Minsk vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$350
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$1044
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
62
70
😀 Quality of life
67
67
🏙️ Population
1.99M
12.7M

The cost of living in Minsk is 30% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6834th and 5553rd ($717 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 3775th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Suzhou

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Minsk Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645