Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 75.9% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Minsk
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.33
|
$10.09
₡5,057
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.39
|
$9.20
₡4,611
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$1.83
₡915
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$1.68
₡839
|
|
pay 97.1% more for groceries
Minsk
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$2.05
₡1,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.23
|
$3.67
₡1,839
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$7.11
₡3,563
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
$3.18
₡1,593
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$3.84
₡1,922
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$2.21
₡1,109
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$0.53
₡266
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$0.88
₡440
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$1.08
₡542
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.98
₡491
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$1.03
₡515
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.09
|
$6.17
₡3,089
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.66
|
$35.74
₡17,907
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,222.69
|
$32,532.30
₡16,301,969
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.35
|
$13.32
₡6,673
|
|
pay 99.8% more for housing
Minsk
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.37
|
$50.83
₡25,472
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,319.02
|
$686.22
₡343,865
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.82
|
$420.20
₡210,562
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.90
|
$44.00
₡22,051
|
|
pay 4.6% more for childcare
Minsk
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,516.77
|
$358.07
₡179,431
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,599.91
|
$8,730.45
₡4,374,839
|
|
pay 89.6% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$2.79
₡1,397
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
$3.05
₡1,528
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.21
|
$4.37
₡2,189
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.00
|
$60.66
₡30,395
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.52
|
$7.44
₡3,726
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Minsk
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.73
|
$85.11
₡42,651
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.19
|
$48.81
₡24,457
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.32
|
$122.12
₡61,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.82
|
$113.99
₡57,122
|
|
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