Cost of living comparison
Russia is 62.9% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Russia instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 53.4% more for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
BYN25.08
|
$10.05
₽633.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
BYN13.30
|
$6.50
₽409.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BYN2.23
|
$1.10
₽69.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
BYN1.33
|
$0.57
₽35.90
|
|
pay 71.5% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.44
BYN1.49
|
$0.74
₽46.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
BYN8.97
|
$6.12
₽385.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.19
BYN7.43
|
$4.79
₽302.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.08
BYN3.66
|
$1.88
₽118.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.39
BYN4.70
|
$2.54
₽160.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
BYN1.83
|
$0.93
₽58.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BYN2.31
|
$0.80
₽50.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
BYN2.20
|
$0.93
₽58.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
BYN3.51
|
$1.57
₽99.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BYN0.90
|
$0.48
₽29.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.85
|
$0.37
₽23.20
|
|
pay 91.0% more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.45
BYN8.29
|
$3.32
₽209.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BYN51.84
|
$26.69
₽1,683.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,398.01
BYN52,171.03
|
$40,723.29
₽2,568,621.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.37
BYN8.03
|
$4.48
₽282.50
|
|
pay 58.2% more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.66
BYN36.13
|
$9.10
₽573.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.84
BYN1,202.26
|
$429.22
₽27,072.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.98
BYN830.05
|
$297.58
₽18,769.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.96
BYN111.67
|
$100.47
₽6,337.35
|
|
pay 0.7% less for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.11
BYN1,382.75
|
$310.74
₽19,599.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,340.67
BYN18,095.07
|
$6,542.10
₽412,643.12
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
BYN3.01
|
$2.22
₽140.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
BYN4.46
|
$2.43
₽153.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.33
BYN4.51
|
$3.03
₽190.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.81
BYN84.06
|
$42.79
₽2,698.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
BYN10.10
|
$5.70
₽359.77
|
|
pay 61.9% more for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.13
BYN159.67
|
$87.55
₽5,522.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.30
BYN116.23
|
$56.71
₽3,577.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.80
BYN260.23
|
$106.20
₽6,698.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.22
BYN268.41
|
$125.51
₽7,916.59
|
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