Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 8.0% cheaper than Minsk.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 12.5% less for restaurants
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Minsk
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
BYN25.01
|
$5.53
UAH228.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN16.00
|
$5.04
UAH208.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
$0.61
UAH25.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.41
UAH16.98
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
$0.59
UAH24.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.05
|
$3.81
UAH157.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.55
|
$3.66
UAH151.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
$1.72
UAH71.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.51
|
$1.72
UAH70.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
$0.67
UAH27.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$0.67
UAH27.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.47
|
$0.83
UAH34.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.21
UAH8.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
$0.33
UAH13.64
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$5.08
UAH210.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN51.06
|
$10.14
UAH419.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,512.67
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,113,402.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.70
|
$3.91
UAH161.62
|
|
pay 16.9% less for housing
|
Minsk
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.09
|
$5.56
UAH229.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,407.13
|
$280.46
UAH11,602.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN847.55
|
$189.50
UAH7,839.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN137.65
|
$59.87
UAH2,476.86
|
|
pay 23.9% less for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN993.97
|
$240.96
UAH9,968.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,670.78
|
$4,166.24
UAH172,350.60
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
$1.02
UAH42.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.26
|
$1.09
UAH45.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
$2.12
UAH87.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.37
|
$20.75
UAH858.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN15.00
|
$3.69
UAH152.54
|
|
pay 24.8% less for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN214.62
|
$47.47
UAH1,963.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.40
|
$31.04
UAH1,284.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN329.03
|
$71.91
UAH2,974.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN326.93
|
$83.50
UAH3,454.07
|
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