Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 30.7% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,453
|
$9.90
BYN32.51
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr1,963
|
$5.33
BYN17.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr319
|
$0.85
BYN2.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr292
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr471
|
$0.67
BYN2.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr823
|
$3.74
BYN12.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr732
|
$3.09
BYN10.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr778
|
$1.45
BYN4.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr976
|
$1.94
BYN6.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr160
|
$0.67
BYN2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr135
|
$0.92
BYN3.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr161
|
$0.88
BYN2.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr253
|
$1.30
BYN4.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr132
|
$0.35
BYN1.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr70
|
$0.39
BYN1.28
|
|
pay 60.8% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,105
|
$3.70
BYN12.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,646
|
$19.80
BYN65.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,104,056
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,614.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,297
|
$3.17
BYN10.40
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,583
|
$13.59
BYN44.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr197,679
|
$403.93
BYN1,326.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr167,209
|
$265.15
BYN870.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,440
|
$45.60
BYN149.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr35,673
|
$464.49
BYN1,525.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr378,276
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,720.53
|
|
pay 64.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,172
|
$1.24
BYN4.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr571
|
$1.77
BYN5.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,463
|
$1.90
BYN6.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,827
|
$36.75
BYN120.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,688
|
$4.75
BYN15.61
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,241
|
$71.88
BYN236.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr6,931
|
$47.22
BYN155.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr20,786
|
$108.20
BYN355.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,098
|
$113.87
BYN373.90
|
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