Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 9.7% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 62.0% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭62,711
|
$9.90
BYN32.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$5.33
BYN17.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,198
|
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,225
|
$0.53
BYN1.71
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭40,343
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$3.74
BYN12.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭216,755
|
$3.09
BYN10.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭43,387
|
$1.45
BYN4.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭49,539
|
$1.94
BYN6.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭42,275
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭10,834
|
$0.92
BYN2.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭32,881
|
$0.88
BYN2.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭46,973
|
$1.30
BYN4.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭32,881
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭32,881
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 15.7% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭109,569
|
$3.70
BYN12.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$19.80
BYN64.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,061.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭290,344
|
$3.17
BYN10.32
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
$13.59
BYN44.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,443,629
|
$403.93
BYN1,315.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,734,136
|
$265.15
BYN863.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
$45.60
BYN148.56
|
|
pay 47.3% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$464.49
BYN1,513.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,550.30
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭23,591
|
$1.24
BYN4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭43,830
|
$1.77
BYN5.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭42,612
|
$1.90
BYN6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭715,263
|
$36.75
BYN119.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$4.75
BYN15.48
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
$71.88
BYN234.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
$47.22
BYN153.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
$108.20
BYN352.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭936,154
|
$113.87
BYN370.97
|
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