Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 2.4 times more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.41
|
$17.59
€16.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.44
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$1.82
€1.70
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Minsk
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.26
|
$6.41
€5.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.12
|
$4.04
€3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.76
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.37
|
$4.49
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.24
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.12
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.82
|
$28.59
€26.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,391.36
|
$18,690.64
€17,459.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.37
|
$26.39
€24.65
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.47
|
$51.54
€48.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,322.19
|
$1,026.15
€958.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN867.90
|
$907.05
€847.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN149.26
|
$132.11
€123.41
|
|
pay 51.8% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,520.41
|
$677.26
€632.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,651.79
|
$10,444.77
€9,756.52
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.07
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.80
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.29
|
$91.88
€85.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.56
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
pay 47.5% more for clothing
Minsk
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN235.30
|
$129.19
€120.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.56
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN354.17
|
$122.31
€114.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN372.72
|
$166.29
€155.33
|
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