Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 37.7% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Peru, you would:
pay 66.0% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN10.98
|
$9.90
BYN32.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.44
|
$5.33
BYN17.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 33.4% more for groceries
Peru
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.77
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.42
|
$3.74
BYN12.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN15.92
|
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
$1.45
BYN4.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.84
|
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 19.7% less for transportation
Peru
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.54
|
$3.70
BYN12.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN60.95
|
$19.80
BYN64.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN75,211.74
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,207.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN43.97
|
$3.17
BYN10.34
|
|
pay 9.2% more for housing
Peru
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN108.76
|
$13.59
BYN44.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,022.95
|
$403.93
BYN1,318.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN753.75
|
$265.15
BYN865.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN144.88
|
$45.60
BYN148.87
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN597.50
|
$464.49
BYN1,516.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN17,873.33
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,595.25
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.57
|
$1.77
BYN5.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN16.84
|
$1.90
BYN6.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN114.81
|
$36.75
BYN119.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN16.89
|
$4.75
BYN15.52
|
|
pay 83.8% more for clothing
Peru
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN147.73
|
$71.88
BYN234.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN84.40
|
$47.22
BYN154.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN249.07
|
$108.20
BYN353.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN220.98
|
$113.87
BYN371.74
|
|
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