Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 40.8% cheaper than Bratislava.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
|
Bratislava
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$9.11
BYN29.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
$5.16
BYN16.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
€1.86
|
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.45
|
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
|
Bratislava
|
Minsk
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.75
€1.66
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.19
|
$3.06
BYN10.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.12
|
$2.78
BYN9.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
€3.05
|
$1.29
BYN4.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.28
|
$1.74
BYN5.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
$0.78
BYN2.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.87
|
$0.98
BYN3.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.73
|
$0.28
BYN0.93
|
|
pay 55.4% less for transportation
|
Bratislava
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
€6.09
|
$2.80
BYN9.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.58
€36.59
|
$15.51
BYN50.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,650.55
€23,377.65
|
$17,466.62
BYN57,333.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.65
€14.84
|
$3.72
BYN12.22
|
|
pay 54.5% less for housing
|
Bratislava
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
€19.52
|
$10.42
BYN34.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$769.99
€730.23
|
$468.79
BYN1,538.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.27
€585.39
|
$299.22
BYN982.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.33
€177.66
|
$41.67
BYN136.76
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
|
Bratislava
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$612.91
€581.26
|
$301.24
BYN988.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,233.33
€14,446.71
|
$10,252.74
BYN33,654.04
|
|
pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bratislava
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
€2.54
|
$1.43
BYN4.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.81
€2.67
|
$1.69
BYN5.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
$1.82
BYN5.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.95
€43.58
|
$31.67
BYN103.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.15
€10.57
|
$4.56
BYN14.96
|
|
pay 9.3% more for clothing
|
Bratislava
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.52
€69.73
|
$62.57
BYN205.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
€35.13
|
$47.40
BYN155.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.22
€78.93
|
$106.39
BYN349.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.33
€96.10
|
$97.82
BYN321.08
|
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