Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 29.5% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 31.3% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
$9.90
BYN32.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
$5.33
BYN17.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY31.06
|
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.90
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 36.9% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.53
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.90
|
$3.74
BYN12.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.92
|
$3.09
BYN10.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.96
|
$1.45
BYN4.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY66.09
|
$1.94
BYN6.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.32
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY23.04
|
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.38
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.47
|
$1.30
BYN4.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.26
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.12
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
Ankara
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY140.10
|
$3.70
BYN12.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY505.59
|
$19.80
BYN64.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,348,227.70
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,391.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY128.08
|
$3.17
BYN10.37
|
|
pay 15.7% more for housing
Ankara
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY312.72
|
$13.59
BYN44.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,277.36
|
$403.93
BYN1,322.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,534.63
|
$265.15
BYN867.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,619.17
|
$45.60
BYN149.26
|
|
pay 75.6% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,353.85
|
$464.49
BYN1,520.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,768.25
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,651.79
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.26
|
$1.24
BYN4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.97
|
$1.77
BYN5.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.98
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY758.44
|
$36.75
BYN120.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.70
|
$4.75
BYN15.56
|
|
pay 54.3% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,435.34
|
$71.88
BYN235.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,085.64
|
$47.22
BYN154.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,494.22
|
$108.20
BYN354.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,135.12
|
$113.87
BYN372.72
|
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