Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 78.9% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 70.0% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$9.90
BYN32.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$5.33
BYN17.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA544
|
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA245
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 3.6% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA442
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,718
|
$3.74
BYN12.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA4,987
|
$3.09
BYN10.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA962
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,261
|
$1.94
BYN6.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA694
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA393
|
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA393
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA310
|
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,466
|
$3.70
BYN12.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.80
BYN64.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,200,147
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,311.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,295
|
$3.17
BYN10.36
|
|
pay 86.2% more for housing
Yaounde
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$13.59
BYN44.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,281
|
$403.93
BYN1,320.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,201
|
$265.15
BYN866.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,751
|
$45.60
BYN149.09
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA73,951
|
$464.49
BYN1,518.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,198,517
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,627.31
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA663
|
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA918
|
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,785
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,550
|
$36.75
BYN120.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$4.75
BYN15.54
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,688
|
$71.88
BYN235.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,185
|
$47.22
BYN154.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,210
|
$108.20
BYN353.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,640
|
$113.87
BYN372.29
|
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