Cost of living comparison
Prague is 99.6% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Prague instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 85.0% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.48
|
$10.29
Kč241.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.48
|
$8.89
Kč208.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.79
|
$1.76
Kč41.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$1.38
Kč32.42
|
|
pay 59.8% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$1.71
Kč40.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.29
|
$6.50
Kč152.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.14
|
$4.62
Kč108.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.77
|
$3.46
Kč81.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.38
|
$4.31
Kč101.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.19
|
$0.86
Kč20.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
$0.81
Kč18.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.87
|
$0.98
Kč22.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.25
|
$1.62
Kč38.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.49
Kč11.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.28
|
$0.50
Kč11.64
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.14
|
$7.00
Kč164.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.96
|
$25.72
Kč604.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,549.78
|
$28,062.17
Kč659,312.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.39
|
$12.58
Kč295.59
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.57
|
$26.19
Kč615.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,325.16
|
$1,062.03
Kč24,951.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN869.85
|
$794.21
Kč18,659.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN149.59
|
$251.13
Kč5,900.12
|
|
pay 87.5% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,523.83
|
$808.25
Kč18,989.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,700.52
|
$13,299.60
Kč312,470.03
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.08
|
$2.34
Kč54.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.81
|
$3.21
Kč75.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.24
|
$6.73
Kč158.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.56
|
$60.27
Kč1,415.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.59
|
$11.18
Kč262.63
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Minsk
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN235.83
|
$93.07
Kč2,186.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.90
|
$42.28
Kč993.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN354.97
|
$96.72
Kč2,272.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN373.55
|
$114.16
Kč2,682.20
|
|
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