Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 35.8% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 58.8% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$9.90
BYN32.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$5.33
BYN17.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.77
|
$0.85
BYN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.19
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 41.0% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.59
|
$3.74
BYN12.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.27
|
$3.09
BYN10.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
$1.45
BYN4.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$1.94
BYN6.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.67
BYN2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.88
BYN2.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$1.30
BYN4.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.39
BYN1.28
|
|
pay 54.6% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.99
|
$3.70
BYN12.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€46.25
|
$19.80
BYN64.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,724.33
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,549.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.35
|
$3.17
BYN10.39
|
|
pay 63.4% less for housing
Vienna
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.47
|
$13.59
BYN44.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€858.33
|
$403.93
BYN1,325.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€668.63
|
$265.15
BYN869.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€180.20
|
$45.60
BYN149.59
|
|
pay 9.9% more for childcare
Vienna
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€257.43
|
$464.49
BYN1,523.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€12,094.04
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,700.52
|
|
pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$1.24
BYN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.74
|
$1.77
BYN5.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.17
|
$1.90
BYN6.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.62
|
$36.75
BYN120.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.31
|
$4.75
BYN15.59
|
|
pay 6.4% more for clothing
Vienna
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€88.16
|
$71.88
BYN235.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.52
|
$47.22
BYN154.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€84.47
|
$108.20
BYN354.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€108.78
|
$113.87
BYN373.55
|
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