Cost of living comparison
George Town is 3.5 times more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in George Town instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Minsk
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.41
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.44
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
$3.22
KYD2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
Minsk
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$4.74
KYD3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.26
|
$5.32
KYD4.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.12
|
$17.47
KYD14.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.76
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.37
|
$4.57
KYD3.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.24
|
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 65.8% more for transportation
Minsk
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.12
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.82
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,391.36
|
$35,995.22
KYD30,001.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.37
|
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pay 7.6 times more for housing
Minsk
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.47
|
$131.85
KYD109.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,322.19
|
$2,699.64
KYD2,250.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN867.90
|
$1,899.75
KYD1,583.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN149.26
|
$308.06
KYD256.77
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Minsk
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,520.41
|
$929.88
KYD775.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,651.79
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,950.86
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.07
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.80
|
$5.85
KYD4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.29
|
$66.79
KYD55.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.56
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 61.7% more for clothing
Minsk
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN235.30
|
$83.99
KYD70.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.56
|
$106.49
KYD88.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN354.17
|
$181.18
KYD151.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN372.72
|
$155.98
KYD130.01
|
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