Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 84.7% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.48
|
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.48
|
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.79
|
$1.07
$166.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$0.73
$113.65
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Minsk
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$2.98
$464.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.29
|
$6.84
$1,067.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.14
|
$13.78
$2,149.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.77
|
$3.37
$525.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.38
|
$3.01
$469.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.19
|
$2.21
$345.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
$1.30
$202.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.87
|
$1.71
$267.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.25
|
$1.16
$181.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.97
$151.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.28
|
$0.94
$146.11
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.14
|
$5.12
$799.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.96
|
$36.42
$5,682.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,549.78
|
$39,733.24
$6,199,199.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.39
|
$28.48
$4,442.76
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.57
|
$44.25
$6,903.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,325.16
|
$698.87
$109,038.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN869.85
|
$385.02
$60,071.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN149.59
|
$115.17
$17,969.57
|
|
pay 52.2% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,523.83
|
$286.65
$44,722.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,700.52
|
$2,240.51
$349,565.95
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.08
|
$2.15
$335.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.81
|
$3.65
$570.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.24
|
$9.27
$1,446.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.56
|
$54.58
$8,516.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.59
|
$9.93
$1,549.80
|
|
pay 38.1% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN235.83
|
$38.31
$5,977.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.90
|
$32.17
$5,018.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN354.97
|
$67.46
$10,525.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN373.55
|
$72.43
$11,300.62
|
|
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