Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 66.4% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
$9.90
BYN32.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
$5.33
BYN17.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
GYD249.78
|
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
GYD133.54
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
GYD312.67
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
GYD1,022.77
|
$3.74
BYN12.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
GYD2,677.38
|
$3.09
BYN10.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
GYD607.66
|
$1.45
BYN4.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
GYD521.93
|
$1.94
BYN6.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
GYD480.32
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
GYD215.92
|
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
GYD310.02
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
GYD179.01
|
$1.30
BYN4.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GYD131.49
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
GYD121.83
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Georgetown
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
GYD790.53
|
$3.70
BYN12.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
GYD6,924.52
|
$19.80
BYN64.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
GYD3,264,415.76
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,391.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
GYD4,451.48
|
$3.17
BYN10.37
|
|
pay 18.5% less for housing
Georgetown
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
GYD12,463.94
|
$13.59
BYN44.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
GYD75,427.79
|
$403.93
BYN1,322.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
GYD47,915.19
|
$265.15
BYN867.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GYD12,692.67
|
$45.60
BYN149.26
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
GYD19,784.34
|
$464.49
BYN1,520.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
GYD199,821.81
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,651.79
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
$1.24
BYN4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
GYD717.18
|
$1.77
BYN5.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
GYD5,935.30
|
$36.75
BYN120.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
GYD1,285.98
|
$4.75
BYN15.56
|
|
pay 77.4% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
GYD5,523.13
|
$71.88
BYN235.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
GYD9,727.30
|
$47.22
BYN154.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
GYD14,838.25
|
$108.20
BYN354.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
GYD13,024.69
|
$113.87
BYN372.72
|
|
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