Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 50.2% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 39.5% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
BYN24.98
|
$5.85
R$30.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN15.99
|
$6.82
R$35.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
$1.20
R$6.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.80
R$4.10
|
|
pay 62.6% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
$1.78
R$9.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.04
|
$5.19
R$26.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.54
|
$4.10
R$21.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
$2.39
R$12.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.50
|
$1.61
R$8.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
$0.94
R$4.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
$0.61
R$3.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$0.48
R$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
$0.67
R$3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.49
R$2.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
$0.58
R$2.98
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.08
|
$4.15
R$21.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN51.01
|
$47.57
R$245.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,453.77
|
$25,345.08
R$130,699.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.69
|
$8.07
R$41.62
|
|
pay 26.7% more for housing
Minsk
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.05
|
$20.58
R$106.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,405.69
|
$401.50
R$2,070.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN846.68
|
$242.40
R$1,250.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN137.51
|
$53.80
R$277.43
|
|
pay 94.2% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN992.95
|
$530.73
R$2,736.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,651.66
|
$12,185.14
R$62,836.31
|
|
pay 41.9% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
$1.95
R$10.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.25
|
$1.95
R$10.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
$2.24
R$11.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.26
|
$26.15
R$134.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN14.99
|
$7.80
R$40.22
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN214.40
|
$57.37
R$295.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.26
|
$45.12
R$232.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN328.69
|
$65.72
R$338.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN326.59
|
$62.37
R$321.62
|
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