Cost of living comparison
Italy is 89.7% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Italy instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN24.95
|
$15.74
€14.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN13.42
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.14
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.32
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 70.7% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN1.68
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN9.44
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN7.79
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN3.66
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN4.90
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN1.68
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN2.31
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.21
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN3.26
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN0.89
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN0.98
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
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pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN9.33
|
$8.02
€7.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN49.90
|
$38.40
€35.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN54,191.51
|
$25,887.08
€24,260.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN7.98
|
$18.65
€17.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN34.24
|
$30.75
€28.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,017.90
|
$608.10
€569.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN668.16
|
$488.80
€458.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN114.91
|
$151.72
€142.18
|
|
pay 22.1% more for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,170.50
|
$459.30
€430.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN16,668.85
|
$9,604.44
€9,000.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN3.13
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN4.46
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN4.79
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN92.61
|
$51.79
€48.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN11.98
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
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pay 6.8% less for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN181.15
|
$80.37
€75.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN118.99
|
$36.54
€34.24
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN272.66
|
$89.56
€83.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN286.94
|
$114.84
€107.63
|
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