Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 9.1% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,666
|
$9.90
BYN32.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,615
|
$5.33
BYN17.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$0.85
BYN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,800
|
$3.74
BYN12.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,102
|
$3.09
BYN10.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF626
|
$1.45
BYN4.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF832
|
$1.94
BYN6.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF321
|
$0.67
BYN2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.88
BYN2.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.30
BYN4.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.39
BYN1.28
|
|
pay 31.9% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF903
|
$3.70
BYN12.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,575
|
$19.80
BYN64.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,120,131
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,549.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,543
|
$3.17
BYN10.39
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,695
|
$13.59
BYN44.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,390
|
$403.93
BYN1,325.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,629
|
$265.15
BYN869.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,328
|
$45.60
BYN149.59
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,240
|
$464.49
BYN1,523.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,117,275
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,700.52
|
|
pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,010
|
$1.24
BYN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF341
|
$1.77
BYN5.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$1.90
BYN6.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,125
|
$36.75
BYN120.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,524
|
$4.75
BYN15.59
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,769
|
$71.88
BYN235.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,375
|
$47.22
BYN154.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,769
|
$108.20
BYN354.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,105
|
$113.87
BYN373.55
|
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