Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 26.1% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 2.8% more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$9.90
BYN32.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$5.33
BYN17.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$3.74
BYN12.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.80
|
$3.09
BYN10.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$1.94
BYN6.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$3.70
BYN12.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$19.80
BYN64.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,509.87
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,311.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$3.17
BYN10.36
|
|
pay 76.2% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.20
|
$13.59
BYN44.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.67
|
$403.93
BYN1,320.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.98
|
$265.15
BYN866.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.68
|
$45.60
BYN149.09
|
|
pay 27.9% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.15
|
$464.49
BYN1,518.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,688.01
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,627.31
|
|
pay 67.0% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Minsk
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$36.75
BYN120.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$4.75
BYN15.54
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Minsk
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.12
|
$71.88
BYN235.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.64
|
$47.22
BYN154.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.94
|
$108.20
BYN353.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.91
|
$113.87
BYN372.29
|
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