Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 19.9% cheaper than Minsk.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 38.2% less for restaurants
Minsk
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.33
|
$3.01
KES394.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.39
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$0.49
KES64.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$0.45
KES59.00
|
|
pay 23.1% less for groceries
Minsk
|
Kenya
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.23
|
$3.28
KES430.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$2.60
KES341.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$2.25
KES295.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$0.58
KES75.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$0.44
KES58.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$0.65
KES84.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$0.37
KES48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.26
KES34.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.33
KES42.99
|
|
pay 55.5% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.09
|
$3.88
KES509.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.66
|
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,222.69
|
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.35
|
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
|
pay 13.5% less for housing
Minsk
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.37
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,319.02
|
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.82
|
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.90
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
|
pay 46.9% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,516.77
|
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,599.91
|
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
|
pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$1.77
KES232.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
$1.34
KES176.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.21
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.00
|
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.52
|
$4.82
KES632.01
|
|
pay 73.6% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Kenya
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.73
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.19
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.32
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.82
|
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
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