Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 41.4% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Minsk instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.41
|
$9.90
BYN32.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.88
|
$5.33
BYN17.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.68
|
$0.85
BYN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 44.8% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$3.03
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.19
|
$3.74
BYN12.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.54
|
$3.09
BYN10.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.58
|
$1.45
BYN4.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
$1.94
BYN6.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
$0.67
BYN2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
$0.88
BYN2.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
$1.30
BYN4.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
$0.39
BYN1.28
|
|
pay 52.7% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.21
|
$3.70
BYN12.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$119.07
|
$19.80
BYN64.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,610.26
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,549.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.52
|
$3.17
BYN10.39
|
|
pay 61.1% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$89.11
|
$13.59
BYN44.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,449.31
|
$403.93
BYN1,325.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,215.19
|
$265.15
BYN869.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$166.44
|
$45.60
BYN149.59
|
|
pay 30.0% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,057.99
|
$464.49
BYN1,523.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,842.80
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,700.52
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.90
|
$1.24
BYN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
$1.77
BYN5.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$39.19
|
$1.90
BYN6.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$68.15
|
$36.75
BYN120.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.83
|
$4.75
BYN15.59
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
New Zealand
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$110.73
|
$71.88
BYN235.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.97
|
$47.22
BYN154.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$165.10
|
$108.20
BYN354.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$188.07
|
$113.87
BYN373.55
|
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