Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 22.4% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 40.7% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Minsk
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
$7.64
BYN25.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.45
|
$4.89
BYN16.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
Beijing
|
Minsk
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.62
|
$3.07
BYN10.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.15
|
$2.61
BYN8.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
$1.26
BYN4.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
$1.68
BYN5.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
$0.76
BYN2.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
$0.77
BYN2.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
$1.06
BYN3.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
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pay 32.5% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.00
|
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥246.55
|
$15.60
BYN51.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,933.00
|
$17,572.15
BYN57,627.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.33
|
$3.58
BYN11.73
|
|
pay 32.8% less for housing
Beijing
|
Minsk
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.77
|
$10.72
BYN35.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,905.52
|
$429.93
BYN1,409.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,001.05
|
$258.96
BYN849.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥300.30
|
$42.06
BYN137.92
|
|
pay 70.6% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,956.78
|
$303.69
BYN995.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,855.38
|
$5,704.58
BYN18,708.07
|
|
pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
$1.00
BYN3.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
$1.61
BYN5.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
$1.60
BYN5.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥442.65
|
$31.28
BYN102.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.17
|
$4.58
BYN15.03
|
|
pay 8.9% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥466.93
|
$65.57
BYN215.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.74
|
$42.29
BYN138.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥607.47
|
$100.53
BYN329.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥801.71
|
$99.89
BYN327.58
|
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