Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 15.3% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 44.6% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Minsk
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
HRK77.39
|
$9.90
BYN32.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
HRK54.17
|
$5.33
BYN17.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
HRK17.99
|
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
HRK12.71
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Zagreb
|
Minsk
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
HRK8.62
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
HRK34.96
|
$3.74
BYN12.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
HRK35.73
|
$3.09
BYN10.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
HRK23.51
|
$1.45
BYN4.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
HRK31.76
|
$1.94
BYN6.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.80
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.96
|
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HRK5.71
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HRK8.26
|
$1.30
BYN4.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.78
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.69
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 49.7% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
HRK50.73
|
$3.70
BYN12.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
HRK369.90
|
$19.80
BYN64.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
HRK195,406.66
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,391.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
HRK64.52
|
$3.17
BYN10.37
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
HRK184.65
|
$13.59
BYN44.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
HRK4,462.36
|
$403.93
BYN1,322.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
HRK3,460.26
|
$265.15
BYN867.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
HRK1,158.81
|
$45.60
BYN149.26
|
|
pay 93.2% more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
HRK1,111.56
|
$464.49
BYN1,520.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
HRK50,449.42
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,651.79
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
HRK20.53
|
$1.24
BYN4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
HRK14.27
|
$1.77
BYN5.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
HRK35.91
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
HRK337.67
|
$36.75
BYN120.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
HRK51.42
|
$4.75
BYN15.56
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
Zagreb
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
HRK640.81
|
$71.88
BYN235.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
HRK273.41
|
$47.22
BYN154.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
HRK653.13
|
$108.20
BYN354.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
HRK798.68
|
$113.87
BYN372.72
|
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