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Minsk vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Minsk is 14.2% cheaper than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 26.3% less in Minsk
Groceries: pay 32.1% less in Minsk
Transportation: pay 45.1% less in Minsk
Housing: pay 43.8% less in Minsk
Childcare: pay 61.1% more in Minsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.5% less in Minsk
Clothing: pay 13.3% more in Minsk

The cost of childcare and clothing in Minsk are more expensive than in Windhoek. Expenses including transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Minsk.

Minsk vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Minsk instead of Windhoek, you would:

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pay 26.3% less for restaurants

	Windhoek	Minsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.97 NAD184.77	$9.15 BYN26.92	-16.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 NAD87.48	$5.90 BYN17.37	+13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NAD16.42	$0.59 BYN1.74	-39.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 NAD17.94	$0.40 BYN1.17	-62.8%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 32.1% less for groceries

	Windhoek	Minsk
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 NAD14.59	$0.57 BYN1.67	-34.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.40 NAD57.25	$3.13 BYN9.21	-7.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.39 NAD90.87	$2.67 BYN7.86	-50.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.09 NAD52.05	$1.30 BYN3.84	-57.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 NAD39.86	$1.81 BYN5.32	-23.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 NAD14.83	$0.53 BYN1.55	-40.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD15.66	$0.76 BYN2.23	-18.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD13.23	$0.82 BYN2.41	+4.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD14.17	$1.00 BYN2.93	+18.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NAD16.95	$0.24 BYN0.71	-76.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 NAD13.60	$0.27 BYN0.78	-67.2%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 45.1% less for transportation

	Windhoek	Minsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 NAD79.82	$2.87 BYN8.44	-39.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.19 NAD777.99	$15.05 BYN44.29	-67.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,093.12 NAD388,995.92	$17,703.95 BYN52,108.75	-23.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.68 NAD129.34	$3.84 BYN11.29	-50.0%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 43.8% less for housing

	Windhoek	Minsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.55 NAD918.91	$9.78 BYN28.78	-82.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.56 NAD9,054.96	$477.71 BYN1,406.05	-11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.07 NAD6,688.57	$321.53 BYN946.36	-19.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.92 NAD1,767.28	$38.74 BYN114.02	-63.1%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 61.1% more for childcare

	Windhoek	Minsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.99 NAD3,638.33	$292.61 BYN861.24	+35.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,426.88 NAD91,414.04	$10,129.44 BYN29,814.38	+86.7%
Average			+61.1%

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pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Minsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 NAD34.04	$1.03 BYN3.04	-48.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 NAD33.67	$1.71 BYN5.04	-14.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 NAD48.62	$1.92 BYN5.65	-33.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.44 NAD664.37	$28.97 BYN85.25	-26.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.20 NAD87.52	$4.72 BYN13.90	-9.1%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 13.3% more for clothing

	Windhoek	Minsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.61 NAD903.03	$42.59 BYN125.37	-20.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 NAD471.33	$40.69 BYN119.77	+45.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.20 NAD1,569.88	$110.65 BYN325.67	+18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.16 NAD1,434.42	$93.51 BYN275.22	+9.8%
Average			+13.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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