Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 32.6% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 21.6% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.48
|
$8.28
MX$142.01
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.48
|
$6.95
MX$119.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.79
|
$1.06
MX$18.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$0.78
MX$13.31
|
|
pay 56.3% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$2.09
MX$35.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.29
|
$4.43
MX$76.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.14
|
$5.45
MX$93.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.77
|
$2.15
MX$36.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.38
|
$3.19
MX$54.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.19
|
$1.21
MX$20.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
$0.62
MX$10.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.87
|
$0.71
MX$12.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.25
|
$0.76
MX$13.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.78
MX$13.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.28
|
$0.73
MX$12.60
|
|
pay 24.9% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.14
|
$4.92
MX$84.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.96
|
$17.77
MX$305.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,549.78
|
$22,067.99
MX$378,688.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.39
|
$5.52
MX$94.67
|
|
pay 70.0% more for housing
Minsk
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.57
|
$28.01
MX$480.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,325.16
|
$826.42
MX$14,181.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN869.85
|
$480.11
MX$8,238.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN149.59
|
$40.24
MX$690.53
|
|
pay 7.8% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,523.83
|
$377.91
MX$6,485.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,700.52
|
$8,870.11
MX$152,211.92
|
|
pay 65.7% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.08
|
$2.76
MX$47.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.81
|
$2.89
MX$49.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.24
|
$3.86
MX$66.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.56
|
$49.94
MX$857.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.59
|
$4.97
MX$85.21
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN235.83
|
$56.86
MX$975.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.90
|
$37.51
MX$643.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN354.97
|
$92.48
MX$1,587.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN373.55
|
$95.13
MX$1,632.37
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