Cost of living comparison
Roseau is 64.5% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Roseau instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 69.4% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.33
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.39
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Minsk
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.23
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
Minsk
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.09
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.66
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,222.69
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.35
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.37
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,319.02
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.82
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.90
|
?? | |
pay 76.1% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,516.77
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,599.91
|
?? | |
pay 95.8% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.21
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.00
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.52
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
Minsk
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.73
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.19
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.32
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.82
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
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