Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 20.0% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 36.4% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
$9.90
BYN32.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
$5.33
BYN17.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2000
|
$3.74
BYN12.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
$3.09
BYN10.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$1.94
BYN6.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$3.70
BYN12.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.6500
|
$19.80
BYN64.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF600.6700
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,311.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3400
|
$3.17
BYN10.36
|
|
pay 44.3% less for housing
Santiago
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.8700
|
$13.59
BYN44.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF17.4300
|
$403.93
BYN1,320.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.3800
|
$265.15
BYN866.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.1600
|
$45.60
BYN149.09
|
|
pay 8.7% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.4500
|
$464.49
BYN1,518.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF223.6300
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,627.31
|
|
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.1900
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3200
|
$36.75
BYN120.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
$4.75
BYN15.54
|
|
pay 39.4% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9300
|
$71.88
BYN235.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.0800
|
$47.22
BYN154.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.5200
|
$108.20
BYN353.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.7800
|
$113.87
BYN372.29
|
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