Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 70.4% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.8% less in Minsk
- Groceries
-
pay 83.0% less in Minsk
- Transportation
-
pay 51.8% less in Minsk
- Housing
-
pay 79.5% less in Minsk
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 75.7% less in Minsk
Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Minsk.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 61.8% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$9.11
BYN29.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.16
BYN16.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
|
pay 83.0% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$0.56
BYN1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.06
BYN9.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$2.78
BYN9.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$1.29
BYN4.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.74
BYN5.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
BYN1.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
BYN2.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
BYN3.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.28
BYN0.92
|
|
pay 51.8% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$2.80
BYN9.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.51
BYN50.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,466.62
BYN57,022.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.72
BYN12.16
|
|
pay 79.5% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$10.42
BYN34.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$468.79
BYN1,530.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$299.22
BYN976.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$41.67
BYN136.02
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$301.24
BYN983.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,252.74
BYN33,471.40
|
pay 75.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.43
BYN4.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$1.69
BYN5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.82
BYN5.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$31.67
BYN103.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.56
BYN14.88
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$62.57
BYN204.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.40
BYN154.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$106.39
BYN347.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$97.82
BYN319.34
|
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