Cost of living comparison
Poland is 50.0% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Poland instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 64.8% more for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
BYN25.08
|
$6.38
zł29.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
BYN13.30
|
$5.78
zł27.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BYN2.23
|
$1.14
zł5.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
BYN1.33
|
$0.99
zł4.65
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.44
BYN1.49
|
$0.82
zł3.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
BYN8.97
|
$2.88
zł13.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.19
BYN7.43
|
$2.27
zł10.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.08
BYN3.66
|
$2.21
zł10.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.39
BYN4.70
|
$1.81
zł8.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
BYN1.83
|
$0.37
zł1.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BYN2.31
|
$0.48
zł2.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
BYN2.20
|
$0.56
zł2.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
BYN3.51
|
$1.14
zł5.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BYN0.90
|
$0.26
zł1.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.85
|
$0.31
zł1.47
|
|
pay 82.7% more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.45
BYN8.29
|
$5.25
zł24.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BYN51.84
|
$22.05
zł103.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,398.01
BYN52,171.03
|
$18,306.67
zł85,967.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.37
BYN8.03
|
$6.00
zł28.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.66
BYN36.13
|
$12.51
zł58.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.84
BYN1,202.26
|
$413.49
zł1,941.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.98
BYN830.05
|
$362.60
zł1,702.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.96
BYN111.67
|
$147.53
zł692.78
|
|
pay 20.5% less for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.11
BYN1,382.75
|
$215.19
zł1,010.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,340.67
BYN18,095.07
|
$5,676.15
zł26,654.95
|
|
pay 99.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
BYN3.01
|
$2.07
zł9.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
BYN4.46
|
$2.29
zł10.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.33
BYN4.51
|
$3.91
zł18.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.81
BYN84.06
|
$27.21
zł127.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
BYN10.10
|
$5.55
zł26.07
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.13
BYN159.67
|
$62.88
zł295.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.30
BYN116.23
|
$30.43
zł142.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.80
BYN260.23
|
$61.46
zł288.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.22
BYN268.41
|
$73.40
zł344.67
|
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