Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 54.2% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 2.1% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$7.64
BYN24.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.89
BYN15.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
pay 46.8% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.07
BYN10.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$2.61
BYN8.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.68
BYN5.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
|
pay 21.0% less for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$2.78
BYN9.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.60
BYN50.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$17,572.15
BYN57,435.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$3.58
BYN11.69
|
|
pay 50.6% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$10.72
BYN35.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$429.93
BYN1,405.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$258.96
BYN846.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$42.06
BYN137.46
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$303.69
BYN992.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,704.58
BYN18,645.85
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.61
BYN5.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.60
BYN5.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$31.28
BYN102.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.58
BYN14.98
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$65.57
BYN214.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$42.29
BYN138.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$100.53
BYN328.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$99.89
BYN326.49
|
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