Cost of living comparison
Poland is 17.9% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Poland instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 38.2% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.31
|
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.38
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.71
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
Minsk
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.22
|
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.74
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 41.4% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.08
|
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.61
|
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,168.14
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.34
|
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
|
pay 73.3% more for housing
Minsk
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.33
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,317.99
|
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.15
|
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.79
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
|
pay 41.6% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,515.59
|
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,583.13
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
|
pay 47.3% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.78
|
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.20
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN119.91
|
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.51
|
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.55
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.07
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.05
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.53
|
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
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