Cost of living comparison
Athens is 78.7% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Athens instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 60.0% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.26
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.35
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$2.01
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.71
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 61.1% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.20
|
$6.55
€6.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.07
|
$7.06
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.73
|
$4.44
€4.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.34
|
$4.44
€4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN2.99
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.85
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.22
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.06
|
$8.01
€7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.51
|
$32.98
€30.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,061.39
|
$25,287.34
€23,288.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.32
|
$11.43
€10.53
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.27
|
$33.96
€31.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,315.99
|
$553.55
€509.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN863.83
|
$521.82
€480.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.56
|
$202.27
€186.29
|
|
pay 28.5% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,513.28
|
$488.12
€449.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,550.30
|
$10,050.80
€9,256.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.05
|
$4.67
€4.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.77
|
$3.68
€3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.19
|
$5.28
€4.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN119.73
|
$45.80
€42.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.48
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.19
|
$84.84
€78.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN153.83
|
$38.04
€35.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN352.51
|
$90.00
€82.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN370.97
|
$111.33
€102.53
|
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