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Guernsey

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Minsk vs. Saint Peter Port Cost of Living Summary

Minsk is 63.5% cheaper than Saint Peter Port.

Restaurants: pay 50.9% less in Minsk
Groceries: pay 61.3% less in Minsk
Transportation: pay 54.2% less in Minsk
Housing: pay 76.9% less in Minsk
Childcare: pay 51.9% less in Minsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.2% less in Minsk
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in Minsk

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Minsk.

Minsk vs. Saint Peter Port Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Minsk instead of Saint Peter Port, you would:

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pay 50.9% less for restaurants

	Saint Peter Port	Minsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.48 £15.37	$9.78 BYN29.50	-52.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.88 £7.41	$6.85 BYN20.65	-30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.87 £2.15	$0.96 BYN2.89	-66.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 £1.82	$0.59 BYN1.79	-75.6%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 61.3% less for groceries

	Saint Peter Port	Minsk
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 £1.61	$0.68 BYN2.05	-68.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.53 £5.65	$3.79 BYN11.43	-49.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.14 £6.86	$3.45 BYN10.42	-62.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.90 £4.42	$1.64 BYN4.94	-72.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.59 £4.20	$2.40 BYN7.25	-57.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 £1.61	$0.70 BYN2.10	-67.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 £0.79	$0.76 BYN2.31	-27.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 £2.22	$0.97 BYN2.93	-67.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 £1.19	$1.21 BYN3.66	-23.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.97	$0.29 BYN0.88	-77.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$0.33 BYN1.01	-69.6%
Average			-61.3%

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pay 54.2% less for transportation

	Saint Peter Port	Minsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.12 £6.09	$3.33 BYN10.04	-59.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.02 £26.27	$18.59 BYN56.05	-46.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	$21,193.80 BYN63,917.93	-40.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.80 £19.36	$5.54 BYN16.72	-78.5%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 76.9% less for housing

	Saint Peter Port	Minsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 £41.89	$13.39 BYN40.39	-76.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,362.07 £1,772.26	$581.42 BYN1,753.49	-75.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,262.96 £1,697.90	$380.44 BYN1,147.36	-83.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.58 £77.71	$46.63 BYN140.62	-55.0%
Average			-76.9%

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pay 51.9% less for childcare

	Saint Peter Port	Minsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	$396.70 BYN1,196.41	-81.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	$24,214.29 BYN73,027.36	+22.2%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 62.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Peter Port	Minsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.94 £5.21	$1.63 BYN4.92	-76.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 £3.62	$2.32 BYN7.00	-51.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.18 £12.89	$2.61 BYN7.87	-84.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.34 £55.03	$37.06 BYN111.77	-49.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.89 £8.92	$5.87 BYN17.70	-50.7%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	Saint Peter Port	Minsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.41 £76.84	$50.77 BYN153.12	-50.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.73 £22.31	$44.17 BYN133.20	+48.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.73 £87.58	$106.09 BYN319.97	-9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.20 £66.92	$106.95 BYN322.54	+19.9%
Average			-5.4%

Saint Peter Port vs. Minsk - Cost of clothing

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