Cost of living comparison
Poland is 17.9% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Poland instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 38.2% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.26
|
$6.88
zł27.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.35
|
$5.95
zł23.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$1.30
zł5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.71
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
Minsk
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$0.94
zł3.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.20
|
$3.34
zł13.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.07
|
$2.82
zł11.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.73
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.34
|
$2.20
zł8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$0.38
zł1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN2.99
|
$0.55
zł2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.85
|
$0.63
zł2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.22
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
|
pay 41.4% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.06
|
$5.68
zł22.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.51
|
$23.91
zł95.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,061.39
|
$19,787.24
zł79,107.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.32
|
$6.31
zł25.24
|
|
pay 73.3% more for housing
Minsk
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.27
|
$12.94
zł51.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,315.99
|
$480.05
zł1,919.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN863.83
|
$406.85
zł1,626.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.56
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
|
pay 41.6% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,513.28
|
$228.50
zł913.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,550.30
|
$4,467.72
zł17,861.41
|
|
pay 47.3% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.05
|
$2.34
zł9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.77
|
$2.45
zł9.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.19
|
$4.13
zł16.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN119.73
|
$27.45
zł109.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.48
|
$5.63
zł22.50
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.19
|
$64.65
zł258.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN153.83
|
$30.33
zł121.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN352.51
|
$66.37
zł265.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN370.97
|
$75.24
zł300.78
|
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