Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 50.4% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 28.6% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
BYN25.02
|
$9.92
RUB849.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN16.01
|
$4.92
RUB421.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$1.10
RUB94.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.60
RUB51.38
|
|
pay 20.1% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
$0.63
RUB54.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.06
|
$4.72
RUB404.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.55
|
$3.62
RUB310.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.12
|
$1.74
RUB149.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.51
|
$2.18
RUB187.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
$0.64
RUB54.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
$0.69
RUB58.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$0.79
RUB67.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.47
|
$1.56
RUB133.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.19
RUB16.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
$0.20
RUB17.38
|
|
pay 55.2% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$2.31
RUB198.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN51.08
|
$29.87
RUB2,558.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,538.98
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,811,258.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.71
|
$5.69
RUB487.28
|
|
pay 70.5% more for housing
Minsk
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.11
|
$6.03
RUB516.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,407.78
|
$881.83
RUB75,534.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN847.94
|
$532.09
RUB45,577.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN137.71
|
$90.54
RUB7,755.56
|
|
pay 81.0% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN994.42
|
$484.25
RUB41,479.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,679.32
|
$11,553.80
RUB989,662.92
|
|
pay 74.7% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
$3.28
RUB281.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.26
|
$2.63
RUB225.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
$2.52
RUB215.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.42
|
$32.93
RUB2,820.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN15.01
|
$5.47
RUB468.54
|
|
pay 23.0% more for clothing
Minsk
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN214.72
|
$98.68
RUB8,453.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.46
|
$46.53
RUB3,985.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN329.18
|
$117.96
RUB10,104.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN327.08
|
$114.14
RUB9,777.10
|
|
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