Cost of living comparison
Ljubljana is 91.8% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.31
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.38
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$2.53
€2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.71
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
pay 61.5% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.22
|
$6.23
€5.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$4.80
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.74
|
$2.98
€2.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$4.36
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$1.49
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.08
|
$6.59
€6.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.61
|
$40.68
€37.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,168.14
|
$26,881.54
€24,963.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.34
|
$11.73
€10.89
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.33
|
$37.03
€34.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,317.99
|
$757.80
€703.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.15
|
$621.47
€577.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.79
|
$230.30
€213.87
|
|
pay 36.7% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,515.59
|
$497.50
€462.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,583.13
|
$11,001.37
€10,216.42
|
|
pay 91.2% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$3.30
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.78
|
$2.18
€2.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.20
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN119.91
|
$44.99
€41.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.51
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Minsk
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.55
|
$84.95
€78.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.07
|
$38.91
€36.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.05
|
$105.99
€98.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.53
|
$124.37
€115.50
|
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