Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 46.5% cheaper than Vaduz.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Vaduz, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
Vaduz
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.26
|
$9.90
BYN32.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.46
CHF14.14
|
$5.33
BYN17.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.79
CHF4.38
|
$0.85
BYN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
CHF3.20
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 59.7% less for groceries
Vaduz
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.77
CHF3.45
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
CHF7.02
|
$3.74
BYN12.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF6.29
|
$3.09
BYN10.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.71
CHF7.06
|
$1.45
BYN4.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
CHF4.46
|
$1.94
BYN6.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
$0.67
BYN2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.85
CHF1.70
|
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.18
CHF1.99
|
$0.88
BYN2.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
CHF2.06
|
$1.30
BYN4.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.87
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.95
|
$0.39
BYN1.28
|
|
pay 53.2% less for transportation
Vaduz
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.90
CHF6.31
|
$3.70
BYN12.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.21
CHF50.51
|
$19.80
BYN64.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,416.37
CHF28,742.14
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,549.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.85
CHF9.93
|
$3.17
BYN10.39
|
|
pay 75.0% less for housing
Vaduz
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.95
CHF51.19
|
$13.59
BYN44.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,578.80
CHF1,444.41
|
$403.93
BYN1,325.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,283.22
CHF1,173.99
|
$265.15
BYN869.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
CHF140.89
|
$45.60
BYN149.59
|
|
pay 17.9% more for childcare
Vaduz
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.46
CHF227.31
|
$464.49
BYN1,523.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,516.45
CHF12,365.91
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,700.52
|
|
pay 70.0% less for entertainment and sports
Vaduz
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.52
CHF5.05
|
$1.24
BYN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
CHF4.88
|
$1.77
BYN5.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.09
|
$1.90
BYN6.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.86
CHF55.68
|
$36.75
BYN120.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$32.10
CHF29.37
|
$4.75
BYN15.59
|
|
pay 11.5% less for clothing
Vaduz
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.70
CHF87.55
|
$71.88
BYN235.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.67
CHF41.78
|
$47.22
BYN154.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.59
CHF98.43
|
$108.20
BYN354.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$152.03
CHF139.09
|
$113.87
BYN373.55
|
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