Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.3 times more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Italy instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
BYN25.11
|
$15.81
€14.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN16.07
|
$10.17
€9.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$2.51
€2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.42
|
$1.21
€1.10
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Minsk
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.89
|
$2.05
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.09
|
$6.81
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.58
|
$5.59
€5.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.13
|
$3.41
€3.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.53
|
$5.01
€4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.48
|
$0.96
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.50
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.52
|
$1.00
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.48
|
$1.28
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.64
|
$0.76
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.95
|
$0.70
€0.63
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.12
|
$7.33
€6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN51.27
|
$38.24
€34.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,742.88
|
$26,985.59
€24,572.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.75
|
$19.55
€17.81
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.23
|
$29.86
€27.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,412.76
|
$660.64
€601.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN850.94
|
$504.89
€459.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN138.20
|
$158.99
€144.77
|
|
pay 69.8% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN997.95
|
$519.28
€472.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,745.52
|
$9,615.09
€8,755.32
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.29
|
$4.97
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.28
|
$1.67
€1.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.27
|
$6.16
€5.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.78
|
$52.41
€47.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN15.06
|
$9.51
€8.66
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN215.48
|
$76.74
€69.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.95
|
$34.05
€31.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN330.34
|
$84.06
€76.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN328.23
|
$115.51
€105.18
|
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