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
UAH299.29
|
$9.11
BYN29.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
$5.16
BYN16.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
$3.06
BYN10.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
$2.78
BYN9.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
$1.29
BYN4.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
$1.74
BYN5.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
$0.78
BYN2.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
$0.98
BYN3.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
$0.28
BYN0.93
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
$2.80
BYN9.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
$15.51
BYN50.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
$17,466.62
BYN57,333.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
$3.72
BYN12.22
|
|
pay 0.6% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
$10.42
BYN34.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
$468.79
BYN1,538.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
$299.22
BYN982.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
$41.67
BYN136.76
|
|
pay 9.9% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
$301.24
BYN988.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
$10,252.74
BYN33,654.04
|
|
pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
$1.43
BYN4.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
$1.69
BYN5.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
$1.82
BYN5.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
$31.67
BYN103.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
$4.56
BYN14.96
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
$62.57
BYN205.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
$47.40
BYN155.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
$106.39
BYN349.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
$97.82
BYN321.08
|
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