Cost of living comparison

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Minsk vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Minsk is 97.4% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 10.3% more in Minsk
Groceries: pay 13.3% more in Minsk
Transportation: pay 40.7% less in Minsk
Housing: pay 16.2% more in Minsk
Childcare: pay 6.2 times more in Minsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.5% more in Minsk
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Minsk

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Minsk are more expensive than in Damascus. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Minsk.

Minsk vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Minsk instead of Damascus, you would:

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pay 10.3% more for restaurants

	Damascus	Minsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 SYP65,010	$9.11 BYN29.95	+82.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SYP65,010	$5.16 BYN16.97	+3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 SYP13,652	$0.74 BYN2.43	-29.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 SYP7,086	$0.46 BYN1.53	-14.8%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 13.3% more for groceries

	Damascus	Minsk
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 SYP8,217	$0.56 BYN1.84	-11.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.67 SYP21,752	$3.06 BYN10.05	+82.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 SYP52,594	$2.78 BYN9.14	-31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 SYP25,571	$1.29 BYN4.23	-34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 SYP39,106	$1.74 BYN5.73	-42.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,918	$0.50 BYN1.65	+10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 SYP12,544	$0.74 BYN2.45	-22.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,963	$0.78 BYN2.56	+69.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,065	$0.98 BYN3.22	+151.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 SYP3,476	$0.19 BYN0.63	-27.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 SYP3,593	$0.28 BYN0.93	+2.2%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 40.7% less for transportation

	Damascus	Minsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.92 SYP207,051	$2.80 BYN9.20	-82.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$15.51 BYN50.97	-8.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	$17,466.62 BYN57,412.60	-5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.00 SYP143,022	$3.72 BYN12.24	-66.1%
Average			-40.7%

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pay 16.2% more for housing

	Damascus	Minsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.75 SYP867,884	$10.42 BYN34.25	-84.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	$468.79 BYN1,540.92	+66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	$299.22 BYN983.53	+105.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 SYP695,989	$41.67 BYN136.95	-22.2%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 6.2 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Minsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$48.33 SYP628,430	$301.24 BYN990.16	+523.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	$10,252.74 BYN33,700.65	+521.4%
Average			+522.3%

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pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Minsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 SYP16,252	$1.43 BYN4.71	+14.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 SYP16,578	$1.69 BYN5.54	+32.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$1.82 BYN5.99	-39.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.30 SYP172,927	$31.67 BYN104.10	+138.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$4.56 BYN14.98	+51.9%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Damascus	Minsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.00 SYP286,044	$62.57 BYN205.68	+184.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.50 SYP305,547	$47.40 BYN155.80	+101.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.50 SYP617,595	$106.39 BYN349.70	+124.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 SYP731,362	$97.82 BYN321.52	+73.9%
Average			+121.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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