Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 55.6% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 51.2% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.31
|
$10.16
HUF3,678.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.38
|
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$1.35
HUF488.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.71
|
$1.09
HUF393.75
|
|
pay 53.9% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.53
HUF552.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.22
|
$6.36
HUF2,301.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$5.36
HUF1,939.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.74
|
$3.33
HUF1,206.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$2.52
HUF913.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$0.74
HUF266.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$0.91
HUF330.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$0.90
HUF327.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$1.72
HUF622.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.55
HUF199.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.62
HUF224.40
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.08
|
$7.24
HUF2,620.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.61
|
$27.59
HUF9,985.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,168.14
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,223,295.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.34
|
$12.20
HUF4,414.65
|
|
pay 75.7% more for housing
Minsk
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.33
|
$15.52
HUF5,616.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,317.99
|
$581.19
HUF210,373.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.15
|
$442.56
HUF160,194.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.79
|
$126.71
HUF45,863.68
|
|
pay 21.1% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,515.59
|
$410.75
HUF148,680.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,583.13
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,684,283.07
|
|
pay 85.3% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$2.32
HUF840.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.78
|
$2.11
HUF765.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.20
|
$6.10
HUF2,207.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN119.91
|
$53.92
HUF19,518.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.51
|
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.55
|
$81.06
HUF29,341.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.07
|
$37.35
HUF13,520.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.05
|
$84.29
HUF30,510.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.53
|
$100.12
HUF36,242.18
|
|
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