Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 20.8% more expensive than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Minsk instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 24.7% more for restaurants
P'yongyang
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$9.90
BYN32.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$5.33
BYN17.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
P'yongyang
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$3.74
BYN12.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$3.09
BYN10.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$1.94
BYN6.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
P'yongyang
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$3.70
BYN12.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.80
BYN64.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,311.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$3.17
BYN10.36
|
|
pay 24.4% more for housing
P'yongyang
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$13.59
BYN44.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$403.93
BYN1,320.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$265.15
BYN866.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$45.60
BYN149.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
P'yongyang
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$464.49
BYN1,518.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,614.68
BYN21,627.31
|
pay 56.1% less for entertainment and sports
P'yongyang
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$36.75
BYN120.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$4.75
BYN15.54
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
P'yongyang
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$71.88
BYN235.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.22
BYN154.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$108.20
BYN353.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$113.87
BYN372.29
|
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