Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Belarus
  3. Minsk
  4. Ecuador
  5. Quito
  6. Comparison
BYN
COMPARED TO
USD

Quito is 60.7% more expensive than Minsk.

If you lived in Quito instead of Minsk, you would:
local_dining

pay 35.5% more for restaurants

  Minsk help_outline Quito help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.62
BYN15.01
$3.50 -54.1%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.81
BYN7.51
$6.00 +57.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.57
BYN1.12
$0.87 +52.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.38
BYN0.75
$0.71 +86.1%
Average +35.5%
Minsk vs. Quito - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 70.3% more for groceries

  Minsk help_outline Quito help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.52
BYN1.01
$1.64 +218.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.72
BYN5.37
$2.63 -3.4%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.58
BYN5.08
$3.76 +45.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.17
BYN2.30
$1.88 +61.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.46
BYN2.88
$2.94 +101.4%
Apples (1 lb) $0.61
BYN1.21
$1.04 +70.0%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.53
BYN1.04
$0.53 +0.8%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.78
BYN1.54
$0.80 +1.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.75
BYN1.48
$0.69 -7.4%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.21
BYN0.41
$0.51 +142.2%
Onions (1 lb) $0.26
BYN0.50
$0.62 +142.0%
Average +70.3%
Minsk vs. Quito - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 2.2 times more for transportation

  Minsk help_outline Quito help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.64
BYN5.20
$2.63 -0.5%
Monthly public transit pass $14.19
BYN27.96
$30.00 +111.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $13,905.81
BYN27,394.68
$22,000.00 +58.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $3.30
BYN6.49
$13.50 +309.7%
Average +119.7%
Minsk vs. Quito - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 67.8% more for housing

  Minsk help_outline Quito help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $11.64
BYN22.94
$41.89 +259.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $377.50
BYN743.67
$438.24 +16.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $244.96
BYN482.58
$267.04 +9.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $35.43
BYN69.79
$30.58 -13.7%
Average +67.8%
Minsk vs. Quito - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 19.0% more for childcare

  Minsk help_outline Quito help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $436.27
BYN859.47
$342.07 -21.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,954.21
BYN9,759.88
$7,908.33 +59.6%
Average +19.0%
Minsk vs. Quito - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 94.0% more for entertainment and sports

  Minsk help_outline Quito help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.52
BYN3.00
$2.00 +31.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.38
BYN2.72
$2.25 +63.5%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.51
BYN2.98
$5.00 +231.0%
Monthly membership at local gym $28.61
BYN56.35
$53.49 +87.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $3.81
BYN7.51
$6.00 +57.5%
Average +94.0%
Minsk vs. Quito - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 18.4% more for clothing

  Minsk help_outline Quito help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $63.19
BYN124.49
$68.50 +8.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $36.34
BYN71.60
$48.33 +33.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $92.92
BYN183.05
$104.04 +12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather) $78.68
BYN155.00
$94.43 +20.0%
Average +18.4%
Minsk vs. Quito - Cost of clothing
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