Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 47.5% cheaper than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Minsk
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$7.64
BYN24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$4.89
BYN15.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.52
|
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
pay 48.0% less for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Minsk
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.94
|
$3.07
BYN10.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.27
€4.89
|
$2.61
BYN8.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$1.68
BYN5.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
|
pay 55.1% less for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Minsk
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.58
|
$2.78
BYN9.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.07
€37.18
|
$15.60
BYN51.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,724.47
€25,721.38
|
$17,572.15
BYN57,453.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.56
€10.72
|
$3.58
BYN11.69
|
|
pay 65.9% less for housing
Ljubljana
|
Minsk
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.13
€30.74
|
$10.72
BYN35.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$916.93
€850.68
|
$429.93
BYN1,405.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.60
€685.23
|
$258.96
BYN846.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.23
€176.49
|
$42.06
BYN137.51
|
|
pay 42.4% less for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.29
€435.39
|
$303.69
BYN992.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,290.14
€10,474.43
|
$5,704.58
BYN18,651.66
|
|
pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Minsk
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.52
€3.27
|
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
€2.13
|
$1.61
BYN5.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.09
€41.83
|
$31.28
BYN102.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$4.58
BYN14.99
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Minsk
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$65.57
BYN214.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.89
€37.94
|
$42.29
BYN138.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$100.53
BYN328.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.44
€120.09
|
$99.89
BYN326.59
|
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