Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 48.1% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.36
|
$9.90
BYN32.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.17
|
$5.33
BYN17.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.16
|
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.30
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.21
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.25
|
$3.74
BYN12.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.56
|
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.33
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.17
|
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.82
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.27
|
$3.70
BYN12.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$127.30
|
$19.80
BYN64.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,881.10
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,222.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.88
|
$3.17
BYN10.35
|
|
pay 71.8% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$85.39
|
$13.59
BYN44.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,793.00
|
$403.93
BYN1,319.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,570.22
|
$265.15
BYN865.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$170.10
|
$45.60
BYN148.90
|
|
pay 62.7% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,552.00
|
$464.49
BYN1,516.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,261.49
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,599.91
|
|
pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.12
|
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.60
|
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.22
|
$1.90
BYN6.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$79.11
|
$36.75
BYN120.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.23
|
$4.75
BYN15.52
|
|
pay 1.3% more for clothing
Ottawa
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$84.21
|
$71.88
BYN234.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.91
|
$47.22
BYN154.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.91
|
$108.20
BYN353.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$194.13
|
$113.87
BYN371.82
|
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