Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 2.2 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP206.24
|
$9.11
BYN29.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP239.24
|
$5.16
BYN16.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.99
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.22
|
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
|
pay 97.1% more for groceries
Cairo
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.97
|
$0.56
BYN1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP80.55
|
$3.06
BYN9.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP172.67
|
$2.78
BYN9.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP73.65
|
$1.29
BYN4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP99.54
|
$1.74
BYN5.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP34.75
|
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.84
|
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP8.08
|
$0.78
BYN2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.78
|
$0.98
BYN3.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.99
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.64
|
$0.28
BYN0.92
|
|
pay 66.0% more for transportation
Cairo
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP51.55
|
$2.80
BYN9.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP412.48
|
$15.51
BYN50.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,843,263.48
|
$17,466.62
BYN57,060.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP126.84
|
$3.72
BYN12.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP492.43
|
$10.42
BYN34.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,604.14
|
$468.79
BYN1,531.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,583.79
|
$299.22
BYN977.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP693.52
|
$41.67
BYN136.11
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,432.96
|
$301.24
BYN984.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP98,980.53
|
$10,252.74
BYN33,493.76
|
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP72.18
|
$1.43
BYN4.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP78.12
|
$1.69
BYN5.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP92.81
|
$1.82
BYN5.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP942.46
|
$31.67
BYN103.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP154.68
|
$4.56
BYN14.89
|
|
pay 38.8% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,893.88
|
$62.57
BYN204.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,509.24
|
$47.40
BYN154.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,956.77
|
$106.39
BYN347.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,723.00
|
$97.82
BYN319.55
|
|
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