Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 53.3% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Minsk instead of London, you would:
pay 56.9% less for restaurants
London
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£17.07
|
$9.90
BYN32.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
$5.33
BYN17.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.86
|
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.42
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 32.5% less for groceries
London
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.30
|
$3.74
BYN12.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.69
|
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.07
|
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.97
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.58
|
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.94
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.19
|
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.53
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 65.5% less for transportation
London
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.67
|
$3.70
BYN12.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£160.67
|
$19.80
BYN64.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,222.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.46
|
$3.17
BYN10.35
|
|
pay 79.0% less for housing
London
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
$13.59
BYN44.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
$403.93
BYN1,319.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
$265.15
BYN865.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
$45.60
BYN148.90
|
|
pay 72.4% less for childcare
London
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
$464.49
BYN1,516.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,599.91
|
|
pay 66.6% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£6.03
|
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.44
|
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
$1.90
BYN6.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.86
|
$36.75
BYN120.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£12.05
|
$4.75
BYN15.52
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
London
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
$71.88
BYN234.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
$47.22
BYN154.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
$108.20
BYN353.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£97.17
|
$113.87
BYN371.82
|
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