Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

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Belarus

Minsk vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Minsk is 28.5% more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 65.0% more in Minsk
Groceries: pay 17.3% less in Minsk
Transportation: pay 2.9% less in Minsk
Housing: pay 13.6% more in Minsk
Childcare: pay 14.5 times more in Minsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.9% more in Minsk
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Minsk

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Minsk are more expensive than in Colombo. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Minsk. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Minsk.

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Minsk vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Minsk instead of Colombo, you would:

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pay 65.0% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Minsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	$9.78 BYN29.50	+156.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	$6.85 BYN20.65	-9.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 LKR232.56	$0.96 BYN2.89	+36.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 LKR87.00	$0.59 BYN1.79	+125.4%
Average			+65.0%

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pay 17.3% less for groceries

	Colombo	Minsk
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 LKR181.98	$0.68 BYN2.05	+23.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	$3.79 BYN11.43	-45.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	$3.45 BYN10.42	-42.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 LKR541.78	$1.64 BYN4.94	+0.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 LKR731.08	$2.40 BYN7.25	+8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	$0.70 BYN2.10	-77.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 LKR122.81	$0.76 BYN2.31	+106.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 LKR672.87	$0.97 BYN2.93	-52.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 LKR187.42	$1.21 BYN3.66	+114.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LKR150.85	$0.29 BYN0.88	-35.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LKR116.82	$0.33 BYN1.01	-5.3%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 2.9% less for transportation

	Colombo	Minsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	$3.33 BYN10.04	-35.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	$18.59 BYN56.05	+158.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,024.95 LKR12M	$21,193.80 BYN63,917.93	-42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	$5.54 BYN16.72	+68.3%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 13.6% more for housing

	Colombo	Minsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	$13.39 BYN40.39	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.61 LKR195K	$581.42 BYN1,753.49	-1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	$380.44 BYN1,147.36	+40.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	$46.63 BYN140.62	+13.3%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 14.5 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Minsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	$396.70 BYN1,196.41	+950.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,208.98 LKR400K	$24,214.29 BYN73,027.36	+1902.9%
Average			+1350.2%

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pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Minsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 LKR730.76	$1.63 BYN4.92	-26.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 LKR832.69	$2.32 BYN7.00	-7.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	$2.61 BYN7.87	-74.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	$37.06 BYN111.77	+164.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	$5.87 BYN17.70	+29.5%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Colombo	Minsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	$50.77 BYN153.12	+180.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	$44.17 BYN133.20	+165.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	$106.09 BYN319.97	+34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	$106.95 BYN322.54	+156.1%
Average			+124.8%

Colombo vs. Minsk - Cost of clothing

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