Cost of living comparison
France is 2.2 times more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in France instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Minsk
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.32
|
$16.13
€15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.39
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 99.5% more for groceries
Minsk
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.23
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.74
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.08
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.65
|
$52.45
€49.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,207.53
|
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.34
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Minsk
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.36
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,318.73
|
$760.64
€713.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.63
|
$610.71
€573.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.87
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
|
pay 58.1% more for childcare
Minsk
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,516.44
|
$674.24
€632.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,595.25
|
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.78
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.21
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN119.98
|
$37.98
€35.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.52
|
$11.22
€10.53
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Minsk
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.68
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.15
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.24
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.74
|
$122.71
€115.13
|
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