Cost of living comparison
London is 4.6 times more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in London instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Minsk
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
BYN25.02
|
$25.22
£19.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN16.01
|
$10.09
£7.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$2.08
£1.65
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Minsk
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
$1.96
£1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.06
|
$4.74
£3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.55
|
$6.34
£5.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.12
|
$3.99
£3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.51
|
$4.28
£3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.47
|
$1.76
£1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$7.20
£5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN51.08
|
$252.24
£199.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,538.98
|
$34,406.00
£27,200.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.71
|
$25.33
£20.02
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Minsk
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.11
|
$39.12
£30.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,407.78
|
$2,697.16
£2,132.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN847.94
|
$2,027.26
£1,602.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN137.71
|
$284.51
£224.92
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Minsk
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN994.42
|
$2,321.07
£1,834.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,679.32
|
$25,293.41
£19,996.36
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
$8.20
£6.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.26
|
$4.56
£3.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.42
|
$58.95
£46.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN15.01
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Minsk
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN214.72
|
$103.07
£81.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.46
|
$49.65
£39.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN329.18
|
$112.31
£88.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN327.08
|
$123.32
£97.49
|
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