Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 46.5% cheaper than Minnesota.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Minnesota, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
Minnesota
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.56
|
$7.76
BYN25.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
|
$4.84
BYN15.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
|
$0.75
BYN2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
|
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
|
pay 56.1% less for groceries
Minnesota
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
|
$3.27
BYN10.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.75
|
$2.94
BYN9.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.96
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.53
|
$1.78
BYN5.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.88
BYN2.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.71
|
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
Minnesota
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.58
|
$3.40
BYN11.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.58
|
$16.41
BYN53.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,857.14
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,276.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.05
|
$5.84
BYN19.10
|
|
pay 78.2% less for housing
Minnesota
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.60
|
$12.49
BYN40.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,228.09
|
$253.76
BYN829.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.43
|
$164.77
BYN538.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.76
|
$47.75
BYN156.12
|
|
pay 36.1% less for childcare
Minnesota
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,264.08
|
$713.88
BYN2,334.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,757.33
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,066.11
|
|
pay 70.9% less for entertainment and sports
Minnesota
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.91
|
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
|
$1.67
BYN5.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
|
$1.70
BYN5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.05
|
$29.31
BYN95.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
|
$4.24
BYN13.86
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
Minnesota
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.73
|
$61.92
BYN202.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.10
|
$37.03
BYN121.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.08
|
$82.08
BYN268.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.90
|
$92.90
BYN303.74
|
|
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