Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 5.8% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
BYN25.08
|
$5.28
₴156.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
BYN13.30
|
$4.21
₴124.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BYN2.23
|
$0.55
₴16.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
BYN1.33
|
$0.44
₴13.00
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.44
BYN1.49
|
$0.63
₴18.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
BYN8.97
|
$3.65
₴107.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.19
BYN7.43
|
$3.62
₴107.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.08
BYN3.66
|
$1.35
₴39.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.39
BYN4.70
|
$1.83
₴53.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
BYN1.83
|
$0.29
₴8.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BYN2.31
|
$0.47
₴13.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
BYN2.20
|
$0.53
₴15.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
BYN3.51
|
$0.83
₴24.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BYN0.90
|
$0.19
₴5.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.85
|
$0.25
₴7.31
|
|
pay 29.9% more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.45
BYN8.29
|
$4.09
₴120.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BYN51.84
|
$8.55
₴252.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,398.01
BYN52,171.03
|
$22,875.02
₴675,723.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.37
BYN8.03
|
$3.50
₴103.47
|
|
pay 9.8% more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.66
BYN36.13
|
$5.19
₴153.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.84
BYN1,202.26
|
$274.51
₴8,108.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.98
BYN830.05
|
$180.92
₴5,344.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.96
BYN111.67
|
$78.80
₴2,327.64
|
|
pay 19.7% less for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.11
BYN1,382.75
|
$221.42
₴6,540.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,340.67
BYN18,095.07
|
$5,681.81
₴167,839.55
|
|
pay 15.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
BYN3.01
|
$1.01
₴29.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
BYN4.46
|
$1.05
₴31.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.33
BYN4.51
|
$2.23
₴65.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.81
BYN84.06
|
$22.36
₴660.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
BYN10.10
|
$3.81
₴112.66
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.13
BYN159.67
|
$50.48
₴1,491.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.30
BYN116.23
|
$35.48
₴1,048.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.80
BYN260.23
|
$80.79
₴2,386.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.22
BYN268.41
|
$86.66
₴2,560.01
|
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