Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 1.7% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 9.9% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.81
|
$7.64
BYN24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.70
|
$4.89
BYN15.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.78
|
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.58
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.41
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.52
|
$3.07
BYN10.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB326.08
|
$2.61
BYN8.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.75
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.78
|
$1.68
BYN5.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB169.15
|
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.99
|
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.83
|
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.10
|
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.63
|
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
|
pay 5.8% less for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.56
|
$2.78
BYN9.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB573.68
|
$15.60
BYN51.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,462,875.25
|
$17,572.15
BYN57,453.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.50
|
$3.58
BYN11.69
|
|
pay 54.3% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,746.25
|
$10.72
BYN35.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,647.38
|
$429.93
BYN1,405.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,391.59
|
$258.96
BYN846.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,161.68
|
$42.06
BYN137.51
|
|
pay 88.9% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,775.35
|
$303.69
BYN992.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,519,396.27
|
$5,704.58
BYN18,651.66
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.37
|
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.44
|
$1.61
BYN5.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,633.74
|
$31.28
BYN102.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.84
|
$4.58
BYN14.99
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,301.08
|
$65.57
BYN214.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,289.32
|
$42.29
BYN138.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,303.32
|
$100.53
BYN328.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,641.15
|
$99.89
BYN326.59
|
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