Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 13.8% more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Havana, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
|
Havana
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.40
CUC4.40
|
$9.11
BYN29.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
CUC6.50
|
$5.16
BYN16.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
CUC2.20
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CUC1.50
|
$0.46
BYN1.51
|
|
pay 38.3% less for groceries
|
Havana
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CUC1.06
|
$0.56
BYN1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$3.06
BYN9.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.48
CUC12.48
|
$2.78
BYN9.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
CUC3.58
|
$1.29
BYN4.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
CUC2.38
|
$1.74
BYN5.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
$0.50
BYN1.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CUC0.64
|
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
CUC1.12
|
$0.78
BYN2.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CUC0.78
|
$0.98
BYN3.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
CUC1.30
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
CUC1.29
|
$0.28
BYN0.92
|
|
pay 49.5% less for transportation
|
Havana
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
CUC4.71
|
$2.80
BYN9.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
CUC25.00
|
$15.51
BYN50.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$60,000.00
CUC60,000.00
|
$17,466.62
BYN56,932.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.20
CUC7.20
|
$3.72
BYN12.14
|
|
pay 2.1% less for housing
|
Havana
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.00
CUC75.00
|
$10.42
BYN33.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.87
CUC363.87
|
$468.79
BYN1,528.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.40
CUC289.40
|
$299.22
BYN975.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.68
CUC28.68
|
$41.67
BYN135.81
|
|
pay 85.8% more for childcare
|
Havana
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.00
CUC112.00
|
$301.24
BYN981.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,000.00
CUC10,000.00
|
$10,252.74
BYN33,418.82
|
|
pay 74.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Havana
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CUC2.00
|
$1.43
BYN4.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
CUC1.21
|
$1.69
BYN5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
CUC4.00
|
$1.82
BYN5.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.33
CUC40.33
|
$31.67
BYN103.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$0.85
CUC0.85
|
$4.56
BYN14.85
|
|
pay 38.8% more for clothing
|
Havana
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.75
CUC39.75
|
$62.57
BYN203.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.67
CUC33.67
|
$47.40
BYN154.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
CUC76.25
|
$106.39
BYN346.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.33
CUC83.33
|
$97.82
BYN318.83
|
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