Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 41.4% cheaper than Minsk.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
Minsk
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.33
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.39
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
Minsk
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.23
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Minsk
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.09
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.66
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,222.69
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.35
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
Minsk
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.37
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,319.02
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.82
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.90
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,516.77
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,599.91
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.21
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.00
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.52
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 37.8% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.73
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.19
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.32
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.82
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
|
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