Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 10.2% cheaper than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
GEL31.41
|
$9.90
BYN32.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
$5.33
BYN17.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.35
|
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GEL1.35
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
GEL12.43
|
$3.74
BYN12.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.85
GEL20.99
|
$3.09
BYN10.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
GEL6.84
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GEL8.50
|
$1.94
BYN6.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
GEL1.56
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
GEL2.18
|
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GEL2.12
|
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
GEL1.07
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.47
GEL14.63
|
$3.70
BYN12.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.66
GEL41.88
|
$19.80
BYN64.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,483.37
GEL62,818.00
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,311.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
$3.17
BYN10.36
|
|
pay 41.7% less for housing
Tbilisi
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.37
GEL54.49
|
$13.59
BYN44.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$988.93
GEL2,645.38
|
$403.93
BYN1,320.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.97
GEL1,722.61
|
$265.15
BYN866.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.87
GEL144.11
|
$45.60
BYN149.09
|
|
pay 62.6% more for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.05
GEL623.42
|
$464.49
BYN1,518.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,254.52
GEL14,055.84
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,627.31
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
GEL5.23
|
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
GEL7.60
|
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
GEL8.27
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.20
GEL153.00
|
$36.75
BYN120.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.65
GEL17.80
|
$4.75
BYN15.54
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.31
GEL260.30
|
$71.88
BYN235.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
GEL145.25
|
$47.22
BYN154.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.35
GEL340.66
|
$108.20
BYN353.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.13
GEL428.35
|
$113.87
BYN372.29
|
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