Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 25.0% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 38.7% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$7.64
BYN25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
$4.89
BYN16.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
Podgorica
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$3.07
BYN10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.04
|
$2.61
BYN8.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.15
|
$1.68
BYN5.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$1.06
BYN3.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.61
|
$2.78
BYN9.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$15.60
BYN51.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€24,885.69
|
$17,572.15
BYN57,491.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.38
|
$3.58
BYN11.70
|
|
pay 44.5% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.06
|
$10.72
BYN35.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€523.99
|
$429.93
BYN1,406.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€409.48
|
$258.96
BYN847.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€76.49
|
$42.06
BYN137.60
|
|
pay 12.4% more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€196.10
|
$303.69
BYN993.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,345.85
|
$5,704.58
BYN18,664.07
|
|
pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$1.61
BYN5.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.58
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€34.84
|
$31.28
BYN102.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$4.58
BYN15.00
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€66.57
|
$65.57
BYN214.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.35
|
$42.29
BYN138.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€86.50
|
$100.53
BYN328.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€94.57
|
$99.89
BYN326.81
|
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