Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 80.6% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 66.7% more for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
BYN25.02
|
$10.09
MX$194.51
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN16.01
|
$8.90
MX$171.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$1.21
MX$23.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.84
MX$16.16
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
$2.63
MX$50.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.06
|
$5.57
MX$107.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.55
|
$6.31
MX$121.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.12
|
$2.49
MX$47.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.51
|
$4.13
MX$79.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
$1.42
MX$27.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
$0.70
MX$13.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$0.82
MX$15.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.47
|
$0.91
MX$17.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.95
MX$18.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
$0.87
MX$16.69
|
|
pay 52.2% more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$5.46
MX$105.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN51.09
|
$21.52
MX$414.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,540.01
|
$21,960.54
MX$423,346.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.71
|
$5.34
MX$102.98
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.11
|
$27.98
MX$539.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,407.80
|
$1,058.85
MX$20,412.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN847.95
|
$643.75
MX$12,409.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN137.71
|
$41.48
MX$799.65
|
|
pay 55.2% more for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN994.44
|
$408.19
MX$7,868.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,679.66
|
$10,042.62
MX$193,597.68
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
$2.97
MX$57.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.26
|
$3.52
MX$67.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
$4.45
MX$85.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.42
|
$60.85
MX$1,173.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN15.01
|
$5.94
MX$114.42
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN214.72
|
$66.94
MX$1,290.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.46
|
$45.00
MX$867.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN329.18
|
$110.60
MX$2,132.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN327.08
|
$106.14
MX$2,046.19
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