Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 38.5% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 29.6% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,135
|
$9.90
BYN32.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,324
|
$5.33
BYN17.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$0.85
BYN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,439
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
$3.74
BYN12.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲23,126
|
$3.09
BYN10.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲14,024
|
$1.45
BYN4.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$1.94
BYN6.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$0.67
BYN2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,281
|
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,452
|
$0.88
BYN2.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,319
|
$1.30
BYN4.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,106
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$0.39
BYN1.28
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
Asuncion
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,699
|
$3.70
BYN12.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
$19.80
BYN64.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,549.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
$3.17
BYN10.39
|
|
pay 12.5% less for housing
Asuncion
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲180,489
|
$13.59
BYN44.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,970,992
|
$403.93
BYN1,325.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,219,808
|
$265.15
BYN869.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲327,375
|
$45.60
BYN149.59
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
$464.49
BYN1,523.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,700.52
|
|
pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,378
|
$1.24
BYN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,288
|
$1.77
BYN5.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$1.90
BYN6.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲203,626
|
$36.75
BYN120.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,892
|
$4.75
BYN15.59
|
|
pay 58.3% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
$71.88
BYN235.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
$47.22
BYN154.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
$108.20
BYN354.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,835
|
$113.87
BYN373.55
|
|
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