Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 60.8% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 15.3% more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
MGA19,463
|
$9.90
BYN32.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
MGA35,853
|
$5.33
BYN17.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MGA4,780
|
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,595
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 40.6% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MGA5,207
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
MGA17,244
|
$3.74
BYN12.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
MGA17,159
|
$3.09
BYN10.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MGA9,096
|
$1.45
BYN4.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MGA11,074
|
$1.94
BYN6.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
MGA3,446
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,394
|
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
MGA1,917
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,549
|
$1.30
BYN4.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,394
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,766
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
$3.70
BYN12.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
$19.80
BYN64.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,391.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
$3.17
BYN10.37
|
|
pay 5.7% less for housing
Antananarivo
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
$13.59
BYN44.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
$403.93
BYN1,322.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
MGA857,918
|
$265.15
BYN867.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
$45.60
BYN149.26
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
$464.49
BYN1,520.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,651.79
|
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
MGA5,122
|
$1.24
BYN4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MGA5,122
|
$1.77
BYN5.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
$36.75
BYN120.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
$4.75
BYN15.56
|
|
pay 77.5% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
$71.88
BYN235.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
$47.22
BYN154.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
$108.20
BYN354.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
$113.87
BYN372.72
|
|
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