Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 63.8% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Bern, you would:
pay 75.2% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Minsk
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF24.98
|
$9.90
BYN32.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF14.99
|
$5.33
BYN17.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.10
|
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
$0.53
BYN1.71
|
|
pay 60.3% less for groceries
Bern
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.75
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.77
|
$3.74
BYN12.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.10
|
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.64
|
$1.45
BYN4.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.71
|
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 65.0% less for transportation
Bern
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.31
|
$3.70
BYN12.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF78.94
|
$19.80
BYN64.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF29,978.23
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,168.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF42.57
|
$3.17
BYN10.34
|
|
pay 74.7% less for housing
Bern
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF48.29
|
$13.59
BYN44.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,217.30
|
$403.93
BYN1,317.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF910.88
|
$265.15
BYN865.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF210.74
|
$45.60
BYN148.79
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
Bern
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,131.79
|
$464.49
BYN1,515.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,230.96
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,583.13
|
|
pay 69.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.25
|
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
$1.77
BYN5.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF8.99
|
$1.90
BYN6.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF57.36
|
$36.75
BYN119.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF19.99
|
$4.75
BYN15.51
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
Bern
|
Minsk
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF105.37
|
$71.88
BYN234.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF44.97
|
$47.22
BYN154.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF122.41
|
$108.20
BYN353.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF144.18
|
$113.87
BYN371.53
|
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