Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 47.0% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 56.2% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Minsk
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.34
|
$9.90
BYN32.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$5.33
BYN17.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.53
BYN1.71
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.96
|
$3.74
BYN12.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.75
|
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.88
|
$1.45
BYN4.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.17
|
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.39
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.26
|
$3.70
BYN12.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.55
|
$19.80
BYN64.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,357.07
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,168.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.50
|
$3.17
BYN10.34
|
|
pay 67.6% less for housing
Valletta
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€47.86
|
$13.59
BYN44.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€952.94
|
$403.93
BYN1,317.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€842.33
|
$265.15
BYN865.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€122.69
|
$45.60
BYN148.79
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€628.94
|
$464.49
BYN1,515.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,699.54
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,583.13
|
|
pay 63.0% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.92
|
$1.77
BYN5.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.62
|
$1.90
BYN6.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.33
|
$36.75
BYN119.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$4.75
BYN15.51
|
|
pay 30.3% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Minsk
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€119.97
|
$71.88
BYN234.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
$47.22
BYN154.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€113.59
|
$108.20
BYN353.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€154.43
|
$113.87
BYN371.53
|
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