Cost of living comparison
Prague is 2.2 times more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Prague instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
BYN25.02
|
$9.61
CZK224.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN16.01
|
$8.74
CZK204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$1.67
CZK39.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$1.51
CZK35.20
|
|
pay 91.4% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
$1.55
CZK36.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.06
|
$6.25
CZK146.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.55
|
$3.95
CZK92.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.12
|
$2.61
CZK60.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.51
|
$4.08
CZK95.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
$0.77
CZK17.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
$0.74
CZK17.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$0.95
CZK22.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.47
|
$1.43
CZK33.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.58
CZK13.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
$0.60
CZK13.91
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$6.44
CZK150.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN51.08
|
$24.03
CZK561.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,538.98
|
$26,867.69
CZK627,830.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.71
|
$12.49
CZK291.97
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.11
|
$21.58
CZK504.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,407.78
|
$1,071.02
CZK25,027.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN847.94
|
$788.65
CZK18,428.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN137.71
|
$233.34
CZK5,452.62
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Minsk
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN994.42
|
$723.05
CZK16,895.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,679.32
|
$11,769.87
CZK275,032.47
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
$2.60
CZK60.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.26
|
$3.13
CZK73.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
$6.55
CZK153.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.42
|
$61.39
CZK1,434.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN15.01
|
$10.92
CZK255.22
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
Minsk
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN214.72
|
$83.11
CZK1,942.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.46
|
$39.28
CZK917.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN329.18
|
$98.13
CZK2,292.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN327.08
|
$115.55
CZK2,700.02
|
|
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