Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 69.6% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 66.8% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴172.25
|
$9.90
BYN25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴133.88
|
$5.33
BYN13.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴18.30
|
$0.85
BYN2.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴14.47
|
$0.53
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 61.2% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴20.07
|
$0.67
BYN1.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴119.08
|
$3.74
BYN9.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴116.91
|
$3.09
BYN7.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴54.04
|
$1.45
BYN3.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴57.78
|
$1.94
BYN4.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.33
|
$0.67
BYN1.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴17.36
|
$0.92
BYN2.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴18.53
|
$0.88
BYN2.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴26.78
|
$1.30
BYN3.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.24
|
$0.35
BYN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.33
|
$0.39
BYN0.98
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴141.27
|
$3.70
BYN9.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴264.26
|
$19.80
BYN50.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴709,024.47
|
$21,504.75
BYN54,298.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴124.12
|
$3.17
BYN8.00
|
|
pay 81.3% more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴163.28
|
$13.59
BYN34.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴8,676.44
|
$403.93
BYN1,019.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴5,769.35
|
$265.15
BYN669.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,296.63
|
$45.60
BYN115.14
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴6,785.20
|
$464.49
BYN1,172.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴143,544.07
|
$6,614.68
BYN16,701.90
|
|
pay 56.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴31.49
|
$1.24
BYN3.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴35.71
|
$1.77
BYN4.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴72.15
|
$1.90
BYN4.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴697.76
|
$36.75
BYN92.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴110.31
|
$4.75
BYN12.00
|
|
pay 63.8% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,495.08
|
$71.88
BYN181.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,129.39
|
$47.22
BYN119.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,402.92
|
$108.20
BYN273.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,722.83
|
$113.87
BYN287.51
|
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