Cost of living comparison

Belarus

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. Minsk Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 70.0% more expensive than Minsk.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 73.1% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 59.7% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.4% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 24.2% less in Tokyo

The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare in Tokyo are more expensive than in Minsk. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Tokyo. Notably, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

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Tokyo vs. Minsk Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Minsk, you would:

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pay 11.8% less for restaurants

	Minsk	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.78 BYN29.35	$7.59 ¥1,203	-22.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.85 BYN20.55	$5.06 ¥802	-26.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 BYN2.88	$1.64 ¥260	+71.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 BYN1.78	$0.89 ¥140	+49.6%
Average			-11.8%

Minsk vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Minsk	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 BYN2.04	$1.71 ¥271	+151.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 BYN11.37	$5.29 ¥839	+39.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.45 BYN10.36	$5.75 ¥912	+66.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 BYN4.91	$2.26 ¥359	+38.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 BYN7.21	$3.08 ¥488	+28.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 BYN2.09	$2.15 ¥341	+209.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 BYN2.29	$1.07 ¥170	+40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BYN2.92	$1.96 ¥310	+101.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 BYN3.64	$2.39 ¥379	+97.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 BYN0.88	$1.53 ¥242	+422.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 BYN1.00	$1.46 ¥232	+337.5%
Average			+112.9%

Minsk vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 73.1% more for transportation

	Minsk	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.33 BYN9.99	$4.08 ¥647	+22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.59 BYN55.77	$63.27 ¥10,026	+240.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,193.80 BYN63,595.66	$21,725.38 ¥3M	+2.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.54 BYN16.63	$28.47 ¥4,512	+413.6%
Average			+73.1%

Minsk vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Minsk	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.39 BYN40.18	$30.33 ¥4,807	+126.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$581.42 BYN1,744.64	$1,280.34 ¥203K	+120.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.44 BYN1,141.58	$692.48 ¥110K	+82.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.63 BYN139.91	$113.45 ¥17,978	+143.3%
Average			+107.4%

Minsk vs. Tokyo - Cost of housing

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pay 59.7% more for childcare

	Minsk	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$396.70 BYN1,190.38	$1,341.43 ¥213K	+238.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,214.29 BYN72,659.15	$18,252.10 ¥3M	-24.6%
Average			+59.7%

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pay 88.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Minsk	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 BYN4.89	$3.80 ¥602	+132.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BYN6.96	$3.56 ¥565	+53.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.61 BYN7.83	$3.92 ¥622	+50.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.06 BYN111.21	$66.31 ¥10,508	+78.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.87 BYN17.61	$12.65 ¥2,005	+115.6%
Average			+88.4%

Minsk vs. Tokyo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.2% less for clothing

	Minsk	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.77 BYN152.35	$55.50 ¥8,796	+9.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.17 BYN132.53	$32.95 ¥5,222	-25.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 BYN318.35	$65.04 ¥10,308	-38.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.95 BYN320.91	$70.74 ¥11,211	-33.9%
Average			-24.2%

Minsk vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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