Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 55.3% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,658
|
$9.90
BYN32.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,593
|
$5.33
BYN17.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,591
|
$0.85
BYN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,188
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,185
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,148
|
$3.74
BYN12.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,831
|
$3.09
BYN10.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,241
|
$1.45
BYN4.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,623
|
$1.94
BYN6.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX5,043
|
$0.67
BYN2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,025
|
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,680
|
$0.88
BYN2.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,876
|
$1.30
BYN4.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,752
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,636
|
$0.39
BYN1.28
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
Kampala
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,935
|
$3.70
BYN12.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX157,873
|
$19.80
BYN64.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,741,310
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,549.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,297
|
$3.17
BYN10.39
|
|
pay 4.7% more for housing
Kampala
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX263,011
|
$13.59
BYN44.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,241,337
|
$403.93
BYN1,325.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX611,120
|
$265.15
BYN869.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX158,372
|
$45.60
BYN149.59
|
|
pay 93.1% more for childcare
Kampala
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX701,656
|
$464.49
BYN1,523.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,853,769
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,700.52
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,074
|
$1.24
BYN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,185
|
$1.77
BYN5.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,676
|
$1.90
BYN6.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX233,414
|
$36.75
BYN120.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,917
|
$4.75
BYN15.59
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,595
|
$71.88
BYN235.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,782
|
$47.22
BYN154.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX172,522
|
$108.20
BYN354.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX224,077
|
$113.87
BYN373.55
|
|
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