Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 84.5% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 58.4% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
BYN24.94
|
$10.00
SVC87.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN15.96
|
$7.50
SVC65.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
$1.05
SVC9.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Minsk
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.87
|
$1.85
SVC16.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.03
|
$3.20
SVC27.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.53
|
$7.42
SVC64.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.10
|
$3.05
SVC26.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.49
|
$2.63
SVC22.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
$1.29
SVC11.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.48
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
$0.95
SVC8.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.93
SVC8.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.06
|
$4.05
SVC35.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN50.93
|
$25.00
SVC218.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,361.22
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,223.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.67
|
$29.00
SVC253.15
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Minsk
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.00
|
$42.14
SVC367.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,403.43
|
$842.86
SVC7,357.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN845.32
|
$635.71
SVC5,549.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN137.28
|
$78.66
SVC686.62
|
|
pay 32.5% less for childcare
Minsk
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN991.35
|
$165.62
SVC1,445.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,621.61
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,030.65
|
|
pay 68.6% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.26
|
$2.00
SVC17.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.25
|
$3.04
SVC26.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.24
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.10
|
$29.88
SVC260.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN14.96
|
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Minsk
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN214.05
|
$69.29
SVC604.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.03
|
$54.86
SVC478.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN328.16
|
$99.29
SVC866.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN326.07
|
$104.43
SVC911.60
|
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