Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 39.1% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Italy, you would:
pay 56.3% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Minsk
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.38
|
$9.11
BYN29.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.58
|
$5.16
BYN16.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.43
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.16
|
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
|
pay 50.1% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Minsk
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
$0.56
BYN1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.51
|
$3.06
BYN9.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.27
|
$2.78
BYN9.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.24
|
$1.29
BYN4.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.81
|
$1.74
BYN5.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.78
BYN2.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.25
|
$0.98
BYN3.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$0.28
BYN0.92
|
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pay 60.0% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.88
|
$2.80
BYN9.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€36.95
|
$15.51
BYN50.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€26,874.07
|
$17,466.62
BYN57,060.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.22
|
$3.72
BYN12.17
|
|
pay 51.6% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.49
|
$10.42
BYN34.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€624.82
|
$468.79
BYN1,531.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€487.44
|
$299.22
BYN977.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€143.20
|
$41.67
BYN136.11
|
|
pay 16.2% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€484.40
|
$301.24
BYN984.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,013.09
|
$10,252.74
BYN33,493.76
|
|
pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.77
|
$1.43
BYN4.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.61
|
$1.69
BYN5.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.90
|
$1.82
BYN5.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.63
|
$31.67
BYN103.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.94
|
$4.56
BYN14.89
|
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pay 7.0% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€74.66
|
$62.57
BYN204.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.25
|
$47.40
BYN154.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€81.95
|
$106.39
BYN347.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€109.91
|
$97.82
BYN319.55
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