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Minsk vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Minsk is 0.0% cheaper than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 45.7% more in Minsk
Groceries: pay 5.6% more in Minsk
Transportation: pay 3.1% more in Minsk
Housing: pay 18.4% less in Minsk
Childcare: pay 2.4% less in Minsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.8% less in Minsk
Clothing: pay 13.9% less in Minsk

The cost of restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Minsk are more expensive than in Tashkent. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and childcare are lower in Minsk.

Minsk vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Minsk instead of Tashkent, you would:

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pay 45.7% more for restaurants

	Tashkent	Minsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.91 UZS58,734.82	$9.15 BYN26.54	+86.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.09 UZS48,945.68	$5.90 BYN17.12	+44.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UZS7,416.19	$0.59 BYN1.71	-4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,018.30	$0.40 BYN1.15	+57.0%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 5.6% more for groceries

	Tashkent	Minsk
Bread 1 loaf	$0.39 UZS4,640.43	$0.57 BYN1.65	+46.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.13 UZS49,383.75	$3.13 BYN9.08	-24.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.37 UZS52,324.19	$2.67 BYN7.75	-39.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 UZS19,032.06	$1.30 BYN3.78	-18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 UZS22,511.25	$1.81 BYN5.25	-3.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 UZS6,727.03	$0.53 BYN1.53	-6.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 UZS9,665.98	$0.76 BYN2.20	-6.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 UZS12,479.50	$0.82 BYN2.37	-21.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 UZS6,823.42	$1.00 BYN2.89	+74.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 UZS3,010.29	$0.24 BYN0.70	-3.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.16 UZS1,944.42	$0.27 BYN0.77	+63.1%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 3.1% more for transportation

	Tashkent	Minsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.80 UZS45,478.03	$2.87 BYN8.32	-24.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.64 UZS139,216.34	$15.05 BYN43.66	+29.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 UZS239,264,797.42	$17,703.95 BYN51,368.56	-11.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.22 UZS38,500.91	$3.84 BYN11.13	+19.2%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 18.4% less for housing

	Tashkent	Minsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.38 UZS136,198.31	$9.78 BYN28.37	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$667.81 UZS7,989,226.12	$477.71 BYN1,386.08	-28.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$425.89 UZS5,095,014.41	$321.53 BYN932.91	-24.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.44 UZS495,718.25	$38.74 BYN112.40	-6.5%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 2.4% less for childcare

	Tashkent	Minsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$307.75 UZS3,681,719.12	$292.61 BYN849.01	-4.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,122.00 UZS121,091,884.18	$10,129.44 BYN29,390.88	+0.1%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	Minsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 UZS14,683.70	$1.03 BYN3.00	-15.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 UZS24,313.70	$1.71 BYN4.97	-15.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.05 UZS24,472.84	$1.92 BYN5.56	-6.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.36 UZS614,380.52	$28.97 BYN84.04	-43.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.73 UZS68,523.96	$4.72 BYN13.70	-17.6%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 13.9% less for clothing

	Tashkent	Minsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.09 UZS551,365.32	$42.59 BYN123.59	-7.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.66 UZS665,882.46	$40.69 BYN118.07	-26.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.02 UZS1,232,484.24	$110.65 BYN321.05	+7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.82 UZS1,565,028.76	$93.51 BYN271.31	-28.5%
Average			-13.9%

Tashkent vs. Minsk - Cost of clothing

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