Cost of living comparison

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Minsk vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Minsk is 2.5% more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 98.0% more in Minsk
Groceries
pay 15.5% more in Minsk
Transportation
pay 30.9% less in Minsk
Housing
pay 65.0% less in Minsk
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.3% less in Minsk

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

Minsk vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

pay 98.0% more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Minsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.86
TZS4,806.10
$9.11
BYN29.96
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
TZS19,224.40
$5.16
BYN16.98
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
TZS1,762.24
$0.74
BYN2.43

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pay 15.5% more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Minsk
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
TZS2,403.05
$0.56
BYN1.85
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
TZS7,209.15
$3.06
BYN10.05
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
TZS13,341.59
$2.78
BYN9.14

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pay 30.9% less for transportation

 
Dodoma
Minsk
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
TZS10,454.47
$2.80
BYN9.20
Monthly public transit pass ?? $15.51
BYN50.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $17,466.62
BYN57,421.59

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pay 65.0% less for housing

 
Dodoma
Minsk
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.79
TZS76,897.60
$10.42
BYN34.26
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $468.79
BYN1,541.16
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $299.22
BYN983.68

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Minsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $301.24
BYN990.31
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $10,252.74
BYN33,705.93

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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Minsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TZS2,883.66
$1.43
BYN4.71
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
TZS7,529.56
$1.69
BYN5.54
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.86
TZS4,806.10
$1.82
BYN5.99

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Minsk
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $62.57
BYN205.71
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $47.40
BYN155.82
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $106.39
BYN349.75

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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