Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 13.9% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 6.2% less for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
$7.64
BYN24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
$4.89
BYN15.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
Port Louis
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
$3.07
BYN10.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
$2.61
BYN8.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
$1.68
BYN5.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
|
pay 53.2% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
$2.78
BYN9.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
$15.60
BYN51.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
$17,572.15
BYN57,453.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
$3.58
BYN11.69
|
|
pay 19.9% less for housing
Port Louis
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
$10.72
BYN35.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
$429.93
BYN1,405.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
$258.96
BYN846.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
$42.06
BYN137.51
|
|
pay 41.6% more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
$303.69
BYN992.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
$5,704.58
BYN18,651.66
|
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
$1.61
BYN5.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
$31.28
BYN102.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
$4.58
BYN14.99
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
$65.57
BYN214.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
$42.29
BYN138.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
$100.53
BYN328.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
$99.89
BYN326.59
|
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