Spent a month in Belarus this July - we have some good friends there we work with so it was an excellent time. Some good restaurants. People are extremely friendly, just gotta adapt to the culture a bit. Most seemed to be very interested in the fact that I was American. Felt kind of like the country is just starting to open up and it will be of more international interest in the upcoming 5 - 10 years. English is spoken in Minsk but probably less then in ukraine (my only other former soviet point of comparison). For entertainment, there's not much going on during the week but Zbitskaya street friday and saturday has bars overflowing into the streets during the summer time. It was a bit more expensive then I was expecting but I didn't really try to hustle for the best apartment rates. There's a bit of bureaucracy when it comes to renting an apartment, as a foreigner on a visa I had to notify the government of my whereabouts. I changed apartments and this resulted in me, my friend (who speaks russian) and the new landlord having to spend half a day at a government office updating them. I believe hotels can manage all this in the background for you so if I were to go back I would just get a hotel for the whole stay.
Minsk
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Spent a month in Belarus this July - we have some good friends there we work with so it was an excellent time. Some good restaurants. People are extremely friendly, just gotta adapt to the culture a bit. Most seemed to be very interested in the fact that I was American. Felt kind of like the country is just starting to open up and it will be of more international interest in the upcoming 5 - 10 years. English is spoken in Minsk but probably less then in ukraine (my only other former soviet point of comparison). For entertainment, there's not much going on during the week but Zbitskaya street friday and saturday has bars overflowing into the streets during the summer time. It was a bit more expensive then I was expecting but I didn't really try to hustle for the best apartment rates. There's a bit of bureaucracy when it comes to renting an apartment, as a foreigner on a visa I had to notify the government of my whereabouts. I changed apartments and this resulted in me, my friend (who speaks russian) and the new landlord having to spend half a day at a government office updating them. I believe hotels can manage all this in the background for you so if I were to go back I would just get a hotel for the whole stay.
Nomad Guide of Minsk
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Continent :
Europe
Country :
belarus
Weather :
15°C + Humidity 84% = 15°C Feel
Internet Speed :
11 Mbps
Insurance :
Safetywing
Air Quality :
26AQI
Best Neighborhood :
Upcoming Neighborhood :
Power :
230V50Hz
Average Trip Length :
12 Days
Best Taxi App :
Uber
10 BYN to USD :
$3.96 USD
Tap Water Quality :
No, not drinkable
Visitor per year :
N/A Visitors
Tourist now :
N/A tourists
Population :
1974819 people
GDP per capita :
$5001 / year
Population Density :
Gender Ratio (Expats) :
H 41% / F 59%
Religious Gouvernment :
Non-religious
Appartement Listing :
Hata
Online electronics shop :
5element
Weather in Minsk
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Cost of Living in Minsk
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Cost of Living for Expats :
$895/mo
Cost of Living for Nomads :
$1,625/mo
Cost of Living for Families :
$1,740/mo
Cost of Living for Local :
$497/mo
Cost of coffee :
$0.40
Rent for 1 bedroom :
$442/mo
Dinner:
$3.53
Beer :
$2.06
Coca Cola :
$0.53
Tax for 50k income :
$
Tax for 100k income :
$
Tax for 250k income :
$
Pros and Cons Living in Minsk
Like many other cities Minsk have a lot of advantages to offer its residents and visitors, but it also has its fair share of drawbacks. We have made this pros and cons table to help you better vizualize them.
Pros
- ✅ Affordable to live
- ✅ Pretty safe
- ✅ Fast internet
- ✅ Good air quality on average
- ✅ Nomad List members liked going here a lot
- ✅ Many Nomad List members have been
- ✅ Spacious and not crowded
- ✅ Very easy to do business
- ✅ High quality of education
- ✅ Great hospitals
- ✅ Roads are pretty safe
Cons
- ❌ No freedom of speech
- ❌ No democracy
- ❌ Not much to do
- ❌ Cold now
- ❌ Gets very cold in the winter
- ❌ Very damp now
- ❌ Not many Nomad List members right now
- ❌ People don't speak English well
- ❌ Not safe for women
- ❌ Not family friendly
- ❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
- ❌ People smoking tobacco a lot
Quality of Life in Minsk
No Data for now.
Visa Requirements in Minsk
No Data for now.
Security and Crime in Minsk
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Medium Crime rate
Low Security Index
Polution and Air Quality in Minsk
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Reviews of Minsk - Feedback from travelers
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Discussion (2)
last year this time it was around 650$. now it says monthly costs are more than 1000$. does it worth it? don't think so.