Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 21.6% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 31.8% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Minsk
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
zł37.73
|
$9.90
BYN32.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
zł27.59
|
$5.33
BYN17.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
zł6.51
|
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
zł5.95
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 2.1% less for groceries
Warsaw
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
zł4.21
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
zł17.03
|
$3.74
BYN12.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
zł14.49
|
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
zł11.21
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
zł10.46
|
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
zł1.67
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
zł2.68
|
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
zł3.00
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
zł5.43
|
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.49
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
zł1.57
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 33.6% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
zł25.04
|
$3.70
BYN12.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
zł103.75
|
$19.80
BYN64.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
zł101,290.05
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,222.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
zł30.18
|
$3.17
BYN10.35
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
zł56.06
|
$13.59
BYN44.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
zł3,593.00
|
$403.93
BYN1,319.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
zł2,782.31
|
$265.15
BYN865.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
zł804.87
|
$45.60
BYN148.90
|
|
pay 17.9% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
zł1,789.64
|
$464.49
BYN1,516.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
zł45,275.33
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,599.91
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
zł13.20
|
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
zł12.76
|
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
zł16.98
|
$1.90
BYN6.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
zł137.46
|
$36.75
BYN120.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
zł28.29
|
$4.75
BYN15.52
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
zł314.73
|
$71.88
BYN234.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
zł137.31
|
$47.22
BYN154.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
zł344.00
|
$108.20
BYN353.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
zł382.03
|
$113.87
BYN371.82
|
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