Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 54.0% cheaper than Dublin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.8% less in Minsk
- Groceries
-
pay 50.8% less in Minsk
- Transportation
-
pay 72.5% less in Minsk
- Housing
-
pay 80.9% less in Minsk
- Childcare
-
pay 35.4% less in Minsk
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 68.5% less in Minsk
- Clothing
-
pay 6.3% less in Minsk
Expenses including housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and childcare are lower in Minsk.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.20
|
$9.11
BYN29.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
$5.16
BYN16.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.09
|
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.65
|
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
|
pay 50.8% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.57
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.06
|
$3.06
BYN10.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.52
|
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.58
|
$1.29
BYN4.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€3.94
|
$1.74
BYN5.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.94
|
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.08
|
$0.78
BYN2.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.58
|
$0.98
BYN3.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.61
|
$0.28
BYN0.92
|
|
pay 72.5% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.11
|
$2.80
BYN9.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€104.64
|
$15.51
BYN50.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€33,371.25
|
$17,466.62
BYN57,141.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€22.47
|
$3.72
BYN12.18
|
|
pay 80.9% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€47.39
|
$10.42
BYN34.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,815.38
|
$468.79
BYN1,533.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,551.19
|
$299.22
BYN978.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€182.23
|
$41.67
BYN136.31
|
|
pay 35.4% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,110.46
|
$301.24
BYN985.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,189.26
|
$10,252.74
BYN33,541.72
|
|
pay 68.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.37
|
$1.43
BYN4.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.68
|
$1.69
BYN5.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€15.01
|
$1.82
BYN5.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€47.76
|
$31.67
BYN103.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€11.83
|
$4.56
BYN14.91
|
|
pay 6.3% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€81.56
|
$62.57
BYN204.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€34.89
|
$47.40
BYN155.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€82.96
|
$106.39
BYN348.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€97.01
|
$97.82
BYN320.01
|
|
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