Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 66.2% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.33
|
$10.99
kn77.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.39
|
$7.70
kn54.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$2.56
kn18.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$1.81
kn12.76
|
|
pay 44.8% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.22
kn8.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.23
|
$4.97
kn35.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$5.08
kn35.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
$3.34
kn23.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$4.51
kn31.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$0.68
kn4.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$0.70
kn4.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$0.81
kn5.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$1.17
kn8.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.54
kn3.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.52
kn3.70
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.09
|
$7.21
kn50.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.66
|
$52.55
kn371.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,222.69
|
$27,761.50
kn196,283.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.35
|
$9.17
kn64.81
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.37
|
$26.23
kn185.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,319.02
|
$633.97
kn4,482.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.82
|
$491.60
kn3,475.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.90
|
$164.63
kn1,164.01
|
|
pay 28.8% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,516.77
|
$157.92
kn1,116.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,599.91
|
$7,167.37
kn50,675.88
|
|
pay 80.3% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$2.92
kn20.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
$2.03
kn14.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.21
|
$5.10
kn36.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.00
|
$47.97
kn339.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.52
|
$7.31
kn51.65
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.73
|
$91.04
kn643.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.19
|
$38.84
kn274.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.32
|
$92.79
kn656.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.82
|
$113.47
kn802.26
|
|
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