Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.3 times more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 23.8% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.37
|
$7.57
¥1,179
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.42
|
$5.30
¥825
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
$1.29
¥201
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$0.88
¥137
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Minsk
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$1.58
¥246
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.24
|
$7.12
¥1,109
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.11
|
$5.46
¥850
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
$2.04
¥318
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.36
|
$3.81
¥593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$3.30
¥515
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$1.52
¥237
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$3.33
¥518
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$2.26
¥352
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$2.29
¥357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$1.79
¥278
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.10
|
$4.77
¥743
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.74
|
$75.67
¥11,787
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,311.77
|
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.36
|
$28.75
¥4,479
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.42
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,320.69
|
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN866.92
|
$671.52
¥104,606
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN149.09
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
|
pay 95.1% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,518.69
|
$616.16
¥95,982
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,627.31
|
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$4.16
¥648
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
$3.54
¥552
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
$4.54
¥707
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.15
|
$72.81
¥11,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.54
|
$13.62
¥2,122
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN235.03
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.38
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.77
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN372.29
|
$103.70
¥16,154
|
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