Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 47.4% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 66.1% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Minsk
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.01
|
$7.64
BYN25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
$4.89
BYN16.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
pay 53.1% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.37
|
$3.07
BYN10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$2.61
BYN8.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$1.68
BYN5.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$1.06
BYN3.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
|
pay 66.3% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$2.78
BYN9.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$15.60
BYN51.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,794.46
|
$17,572.15
BYN57,491.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.40
|
$3.58
BYN11.70
|
|
pay 75.7% less for housing
Berlin
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.08
|
$10.72
BYN35.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,279.52
|
$429.93
BYN1,406.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€908.80
|
$258.96
BYN847.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€255.84
|
$42.06
BYN137.60
|
|
pay 2.9% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.18
|
$303.69
BYN993.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,665.32
|
$5,704.58
BYN18,664.07
|
|
pay 60.8% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$1.61
BYN5.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.53
|
$31.28
BYN102.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$4.58
BYN15.00
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.64
|
$65.57
BYN214.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.93
|
$42.29
BYN138.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.71
|
$100.53
BYN328.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.76
|
$99.89
BYN326.81
|
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