Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 1.4% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,681
|
$9.90
BYN32.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,395
|
$5.33
BYN17.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 49.6% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA969
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,869
|
$3.74
BYN12.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,658
|
$3.09
BYN10.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,117
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,683
|
$1.94
BYN6.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA894
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,365
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA740
|
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,519
|
$3.70
BYN12.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$19.80
BYN64.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,870,272
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,311.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,630
|
$3.17
BYN10.36
|
|
pay 61.2% less for housing
Libreville
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,501
|
$13.59
BYN44.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,010
|
$403.93
BYN1,320.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,005
|
$265.15
BYN866.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,001
|
$45.60
BYN149.09
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
$464.49
BYN1,518.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,530,022
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,627.31
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA612
|
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,122
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,076
|
$36.75
BYN120.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$4.75
BYN15.54
|
|
pay 15.7% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,300
|
$71.88
BYN235.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,101
|
$47.22
BYN154.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,451
|
$108.20
BYN353.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,651
|
$113.87
BYN372.29
|
|
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