Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 2.2 times more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.26
|
$16.49
€15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.35
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$2.97
€2.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.71
|
$2.34
€2.15
|
|
pay 94.2% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$2.25
€2.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.20
|
$5.98
€5.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.07
|
$5.64
€5.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.73
|
$4.12
€3.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.34
|
$5.24
€4.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.11
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN2.99
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.85
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.22
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.06
|
$7.47
€6.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.51
|
$49.48
€45.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,061.39
|
$28,585.69
€26,325.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.32
|
$18.56
€17.09
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.27
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,315.99
|
$918.12
€845.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN863.83
|
$715.20
€658.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.56
|
$192.75
€177.51
|
|
pay 27.4% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,513.28
|
$275.36
€253.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,550.30
|
$12,936.40
€11,913.78
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.05
|
$4.84
€4.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.77
|
$4.00
€3.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.19
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN119.73
|
$31.68
€29.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.48
|
$12.09
€11.14
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.19
|
$94.30
€86.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN153.83
|
$35.86
€33.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN352.51
|
$90.35
€83.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN370.97
|
$116.35
€107.16
|
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