Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 10.4% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR147.69
|
$7.64
BYN25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR78.77
|
$4.89
BYN16.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR16.48
|
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.64
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Pretoria
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR17.90
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR64.59
|
$3.07
BYN10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR81.22
|
$2.61
BYN8.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR41.18
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.56
|
$1.68
BYN5.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.24
|
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR10.83
|
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.99
|
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.46
|
$1.06
BYN3.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.40
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.07
|
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
|
pay 47.9% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR87.49
|
$2.78
BYN9.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,132.32
|
$15.60
BYN51.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR336,103.12
|
$17,572.15
BYN57,491.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR203.33
|
$3.58
BYN11.70
|
|
pay 35.4% less for housing
Pretoria
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR732.33
|
$10.72
BYN35.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,384.72
|
$429.93
BYN1,406.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,330.59
|
$258.96
BYN847.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,441.76
|
$42.06
BYN137.60
|
|
pay 48.0% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,870.35
|
$303.69
BYN993.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR66,844.00
|
$5,704.58
BYN18,664.07
|
|
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR40.37
|
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR33.07
|
$1.61
BYN5.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR49.23
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR590.21
|
$31.28
BYN102.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR125.54
|
$4.58
BYN15.00
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR858.83
|
$65.57
BYN214.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR617.29
|
$42.29
BYN138.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,543.49
|
$100.53
BYN328.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,706.62
|
$99.89
BYN326.81
|
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