Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.5 times more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.33
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.39
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 96.8% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.23
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$4.93
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.09
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.66
|
$93.45
€87.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,222.69
|
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.35
|
$22.98
€21.55
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.37
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,319.02
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.82
|
$999.06
€936.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.90
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
|
pay 17.8% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,516.77
|
$210.36
€197.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,599.91
|
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.21
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.00
|
$41.73
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.52
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Minsk
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.73
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.19
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.32
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.82
|
$118.23
€110.88
|
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