Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 33.2% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Italy, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$9.90
BYN32.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.53
|
$5.33
BYN17.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
Italy
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$3.74
BYN12.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$1.45
BYN4.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
Italy
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$3.70
BYN12.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.02
|
$19.80
BYN64.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,288.55
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,207.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.50
|
$3.17
BYN10.34
|
|
pay 51.3% less for housing
Italy
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.85
|
$13.59
BYN44.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.55
|
$403.93
BYN1,318.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.62
|
$265.15
BYN865.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.35
|
$45.60
BYN148.87
|
|
pay 15.0% less for childcare
Italy
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.93
|
$464.49
BYN1,516.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,011.36
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,595.25
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.77
BYN5.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$1.90
BYN6.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.59
|
$36.75
BYN119.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.75
|
$4.75
BYN15.52
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
Italy
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.41
|
$71.88
BYN234.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.28
|
$47.22
BYN154.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€84.03
|
$108.20
BYN353.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.75
|
$113.87
BYN371.74
|
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