Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 3.7 times more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 63.3% more for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.31
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.38
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.71
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.22
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.74
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 16.8 times more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.08
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.61
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,168.14
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.34
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Minsk
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.33
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,317.99
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.15
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.79
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
|
Minsk
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,515.59
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,583.13
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 75.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.78
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.20
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN119.91
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.51
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
|
Minsk
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.55
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.07
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.05
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.53
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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