Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 44.1% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 98.2% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.33
|
$11.06
RON51.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.39
|
$5.97
RON27.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$1.88
RON8.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$1.83
RON8.54
|
|
pay 30.4% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.16
RON5.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.23
|
$4.39
RON20.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$6.94
RON32.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
$3.23
RON15.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$2.90
RON13.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$0.53
RON2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$0.74
RON3.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$0.71
RON3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$0.97
RON4.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.42
RON1.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.44
RON2.05
|
|
pay 38.2% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.09
|
$6.01
RON28.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.66
|
$17.69
RON82.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,222.69
|
$24,329.82
RON113,605.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.35
|
$5.96
RON27.84
|
|
pay 42.1% more for housing
Minsk
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.37
|
$9.46
RON44.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,319.02
|
$509.31
RON2,378.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.82
|
$357.17
RON1,667.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.90
|
$108.55
RON506.86
|
|
pay 24.1% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,516.77
|
$508.58
RON2,374.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,599.91
|
$9,180.57
RON42,867.75
|
|
pay 88.8% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$2.47
RON11.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
$2.90
RON13.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.21
|
$5.53
RON25.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.00
|
$47.02
RON219.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.52
|
$7.74
RON36.15
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.73
|
$72.25
RON337.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.19
|
$42.02
RON196.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.32
|
$77.44
RON361.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.82
|
$97.82
RON456.78
|
|
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