Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 3.0% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 11.5% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH301.76
|
$9.11
BYN29.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
$5.16
BYN16.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
$0.46
BYN1.51
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
$0.56
BYN1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
$3.06
BYN9.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH168.19
|
$2.78
BYN9.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
$1.29
BYN4.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
$1.74
BYN5.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
$0.50
BYN1.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
$0.78
BYN2.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
$0.98
BYN3.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
$0.28
BYN0.92
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
$2.80
BYN9.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
$15.51
BYN50.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,929.63
|
$17,466.62
BYN56,932.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
$3.72
BYN12.14
|
|
pay 0.6% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH240.49
|
$10.42
BYN33.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,335.13
|
$468.79
BYN1,528.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,665.38
|
$299.22
BYN975.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,111.84
|
$41.67
BYN135.81
|
|
pay 9.9% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,614.73
|
$301.24
BYN981.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH307,964.85
|
$10,252.74
BYN33,418.82
|
|
pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
$1.43
BYN4.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
$1.69
BYN5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
$1.82
BYN5.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,084.51
|
$31.67
BYN103.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
$4.56
BYN14.85
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,791.07
|
$62.57
BYN203.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.61
|
$47.40
BYN154.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,802.91
|
$106.39
BYN346.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,770.23
|
$97.82
BYN318.83
|
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