Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 29.7% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Minsk instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
CRC5,143.13
|
$9.90
BYN32.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
CRC4,690.04
|
$5.33
BYN17.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
CRC930.75
|
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
CRC853.78
|
$0.53
BYN1.71
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
CRC1,044.76
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
CRC1,870.49
|
$3.74
BYN12.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
CRC3,624.46
|
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CRC1,620.37
|
$1.45
BYN4.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
CRC1,955.41
|
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
CRC1,127.92
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CRC270.91
|
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
CRC447.50
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC551.33
|
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CRC499.53
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CRC523.43
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 48.7% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
CRC3,142.25
|
$3.70
BYN12.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
CRC18,213.43
|
$19.80
BYN64.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
CRC16,580,948.70
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,168.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
CRC6,787.62
|
$3.17
BYN10.34
|
|
pay 36.9% less for housing
San Jose
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
CRC25,908.19
|
$13.59
BYN44.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
CRC349,749.30
|
$403.93
BYN1,317.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
CRC214,165.69
|
$265.15
BYN865.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
CRC22,427.96
|
$45.60
BYN148.79
|
|
pay 2.8% more for childcare
San Jose
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
CRC182,501.79
|
$464.49
BYN1,515.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
CRC4,449,707.20
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,583.13
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
CRC1,421.22
|
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
CRC1,554.17
|
$1.77
BYN5.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CRC2,226.58
|
$1.90
BYN6.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
CRC30,914.66
|
$36.75
BYN119.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
CRC3,789.93
|
$4.75
BYN15.51
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
CRC43,380.74
|
$71.88
BYN234.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
CRC24,875.16
|
$47.22
BYN154.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
CRC62,242.16
|
$108.20
BYN353.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
CRC58,099.22
|
$113.87
BYN371.53
|
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