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St. George's vs. Minsk Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 72.8% more expensive than Minsk.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 88.6% more in St. George's
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 79.0% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.1% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 27.6% less in St. George's

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in St. George's are more expensive than in Minsk. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in St. George's. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in St. George's.

St. George's vs. Minsk Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Minsk, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Minsk	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.15 BYN26.54	$7.40 EC$20.00	-19.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.90 BYN17.12	$8.33 EC$22.50	+41.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 BYN1.71	$1.85 EC$5.00	+213.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 BYN1.15	$1.57 EC$4.25	+297.0%
Average			+133.2%

Minsk vs. St. George's - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Minsk	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 BYN1.65	$1.69 EC$4.57	+197.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.13 BYN9.08	$5.00 EC$13.52	+59.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.67 BYN7.75	$14.71 EC$39.75	+450.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.30 BYN3.78	$4.07 EC$11.00	+212.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 BYN5.25	$2.60 EC$7.04	+44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BYN1.53	$1.20 EC$3.25	+128.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 BYN2.20	$0.84 EC$2.27	+10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BYN2.37	$0.79 EC$2.13	-3.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 BYN2.89	$1.34 EC$3.63	+35.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 BYN0.70	$0.71 EC$1.91	+191.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.77	$0.71 EC$1.91	+166.2%
Average			+135.7%

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pay 88.6% more for transportation

	Minsk	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.87 BYN8.32	$5.12 EC$13.85	+78.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.05 BYN43.66	$37.00 EC$100.00	+145.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,703.95 BYN51,368.56	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	+41.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 BYN11.13	??
Average			+88.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Minsk	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.78 BYN28.37	$46.87 EC$126.67	+379.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$477.71 BYN1,386.08	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	+21.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.53 BYN932.91	$289.85 EC$783.33	-9.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.74 BYN112.40	$159.51 EC$431.09	+311.8%
Average			+175.7%

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pay 79.0% less for childcare

	Minsk	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$292.61 BYN849.01	$55.50 EC$150.00	-81.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,129.44 BYN29,390.88	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-77.0%
Average			-79.0%

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pay 83.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Minsk	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 BYN3.00	$2.04 EC$5.50	+97.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 BYN4.97	$4.44 EC$12.00	+159.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.92 BYN5.56	$1.85 EC$5.00	-3.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.97 BYN84.04	$37.00 EC$100.00	+27.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.72 BYN13.70	$11.10 EC$30.00	+135.1%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 27.6% less for clothing

	Minsk	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.59 BYN123.59	$25.90 EC$70.00	-39.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.69 BYN118.07	$44.40 EC$120.00	+9.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.65 BYN321.05	$42.55 EC$115.00	-61.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.51 BYN271.31	$75.85 EC$205.00	-18.9%
Average			-27.6%

Minsk vs. St. George's - Cost of clothing

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