Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 6.5% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA9,044
|
$9.11
BYN29.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,951
|
$5.16
BYN16.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,447
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA939
|
$0.46
BYN1.51
|
|
pay 44.5% less for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,905
|
$0.56
BYN1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,126
|
$3.06
BYN9.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,106
|
$2.78
BYN9.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,849
|
$1.29
BYN4.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,358
|
$1.74
BYN5.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.50
BYN1.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA471
|
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,041
|
$0.78
BYN2.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$0.98
BYN3.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA528
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA357
|
$0.28
BYN0.92
|
|
pay 44.8% less for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,700
|
$2.80
BYN9.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,742
|
$15.51
BYN50.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,454,555
|
$17,466.62
BYN56,932.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,830
|
$3.72
BYN12.14
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
$10.42
BYN33.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA370,528
|
$468.79
BYN1,528.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA226,742
|
$299.22
BYN975.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA390,733
|
$41.67
BYN135.81
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,880
|
$301.24
BYN981.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,534,441
|
$10,252.74
BYN33,418.82
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,052
|
$1.43
BYN4.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,602
|
$1.69
BYN5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,044
|
$1.82
BYN5.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
$31.67
BYN103.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,987
|
$4.56
BYN14.85
|
|
pay 18.0% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA36,163
|
$62.57
BYN203.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,735
|
$47.40
BYN154.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,891
|
$106.39
BYN346.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,590
|
$97.82
BYN318.83
|
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