Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 30.8% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Athens, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$9.90
BYN32.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$5.33
BYN17.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$0.85
BYN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
Athens
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$3.74
BYN12.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$3.09
BYN10.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
$1.45
BYN4.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$1.94
BYN6.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.67
BYN2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.88
BYN2.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.30
BYN4.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.39
BYN1.28
|
|
pay 45.3% less for transportation
Athens
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$3.70
BYN12.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
$19.80
BYN64.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,640.76
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,549.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.69
|
$3.17
BYN10.39
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
Athens
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.74
|
$13.59
BYN44.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.50
|
$403.93
BYN1,325.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.84
|
$265.15
BYN869.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.10
|
$45.60
BYN149.59
|
|
pay 19.5% less for childcare
Athens
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€456.34
|
$464.49
BYN1,523.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,396.34
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,700.52
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.37
|
$1.24
BYN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$1.77
BYN5.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$1.90
BYN6.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.82
|
$36.75
BYN120.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$4.75
BYN15.59
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
Athens
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.31
|
$71.88
BYN235.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.56
|
$47.22
BYN154.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.14
|
$108.20
BYN354.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.08
|
$113.87
BYN373.55
|
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