Cost of living comparison

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San Salvador vs. Minsk Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 84.8% more expensive than Minsk.

Restaurants: pay 54.4% more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 40.5% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.9% more in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 23.9% more in San Salvador

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in San Salvador are more expensive than in Minsk. Notably, transportation, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in San Salvador.

San Salvador vs. Minsk Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Minsk, you would:

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pay 54.4% more for restaurants

	Minsk	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.15 BYN31.25	$7.00 SVC61.08	-23.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.90 BYN20.16	$7.00 SVC61.08	+18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 BYN2.02	$1.14 SVC9.90	+92.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 BYN1.35	$0.91 SVC7.95	+130.1%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Minsk	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 BYN1.94	$1.95 SVC17.01	+242.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.13 BYN10.70	$3.77 SVC32.86	+20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.67 BYN9.12	$6.84 SVC59.68	+156.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.30 BYN4.45	$3.01 SVC26.26	+130.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 BYN6.18	$2.99 SVC26.05	+65.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BYN1.80	$1.77 SVC15.46	+236.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 BYN2.59	$0.76 SVC6.60	-0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BYN2.80	$1.17 SVC10.17	+42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 BYN3.40	$1.22 SVC10.61	+22.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 BYN0.83	$0.97 SVC8.44	+300.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.91	$0.98 SVC8.51	+268.0%
Average			+134.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Minsk	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.87 BYN9.80	$3.82 SVC33.34	+33.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.05 BYN51.42	$15.00 SVC130.88	-0.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,703.95 BYN60,492.36	$25,500.00 SVC222,494.28	+44.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 BYN13.11	$29.93 SVC261.12	+680.2%
Average			+189.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Minsk	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.78 BYN33.40	$43.33 SVC378.09	+343.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$477.71 BYN1,632.27	$900.00 SVC7,852.74	+88.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.53 BYN1,098.61	$758.33 SVC6,616.66	+135.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.74 BYN132.36	$82.16 SVC716.84	+112.1%
Average			+169.9%

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pay 40.5% less for childcare

	Minsk	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$292.61 BYN999.80	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-44.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,129.44 BYN34,611.13	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	-36.6%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 61.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Minsk	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 BYN3.53	$2.00 SVC17.45	+93.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 BYN5.86	$3.25 SVC28.35	+89.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.92 BYN6.55	$4.00 SVC34.90	+108.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.97 BYN98.97	$30.80 SVC268.74	+6.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.72 BYN16.13	$5.25 SVC45.81	+11.2%
Average			+61.9%

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pay 23.9% more for clothing

	Minsk	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.59 BYN145.54	$62.60 SVC546.20	+47.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.69 BYN139.04	$45.83 SVC399.91	+12.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.65 BYN378.07	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+19.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.51 BYN319.50	$109.17 SVC952.51	+16.7%
Average			+23.9%

Minsk vs. San Salvador - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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