Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 31.3% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 12.3% more for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
BYN29.86
|
$9.19
RUB923.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
BYN16.92
|
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
$1.07
RUB107.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
$0.49
RUB48.75
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
$0.62
RUB62.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
BYN10.02
|
$4.41
RUB442.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.11
|
$3.57
RUB358.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BYN4.22
|
$1.52
RUB152.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BYN5.71
|
$1.99
RUB199.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
$0.68
RUB68.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.67
RUB67.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BYN2.55
|
$0.72
RUB71.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
BYN3.21
|
$1.12
RUB112.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.25
RUB25.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
BYN0.93
|
$0.21
RUB21.02
|
|
pay 48.8% more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.80
BYN9.17
|
$2.22
RUB222.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.51
BYN50.81
|
$28.58
RUB2,871.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,466.62
BYN57,225.06
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,076,750.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.72
BYN12.20
|
$5.82
RUB584.58
|
|
pay 67.2% more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
BYN34.14
|
$6.38
RUB640.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.79
BYN1,535.88
|
$960.52
RUB96,508.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.22
BYN980.32
|
$583.26
RUB58,603.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.67
BYN136.51
|
$86.66
RUB8,707.17
|
|
pay 28.2% more for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.24
BYN986.92
|
$466.53
RUB46,875.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,252.74
BYN33,590.57
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,046,305.24
|
|
pay 42.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
BYN4.70
|
$3.06
RUB307.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
BYN5.52
|
$2.52
RUB253.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
BYN5.97
|
$2.45
RUB246.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.67
BYN103.76
|
$32.34
RUB3,249.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN14.93
|
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
|
pay 6.4% more for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.57
BYN205.01
|
$81.16
RUB8,154.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
BYN155.29
|
$42.31
RUB4,250.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
BYN348.55
|
$108.95
RUB10,947.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
BYN320.47
|
$101.97
RUB10,245.50
|
|
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