Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 53.2% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 71.3% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Minsk
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.58
|
$9.11
BYN29.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.35
|
$5.16
BYN16.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.74
|
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.44
|
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
|
pay 58.2% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€8.04
|
$3.06
BYN10.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.57
|
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€4.01
|
$1.29
BYN4.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$1.74
BYN5.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.08
|
$0.78
BYN2.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$0.98
BYN3.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.91
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.96
|
$0.28
BYN0.93
|
|
pay 59.3% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.88
|
$2.80
BYN9.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.51
BYN50.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€25,943.29
|
$17,466.62
BYN57,205.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€30.45
|
$3.72
BYN12.20
|
|
pay 78.8% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€49.60
|
$10.42
BYN34.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,864.63
|
$468.79
BYN1,535.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,565.19
|
$299.22
BYN979.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€179.08
|
$41.67
BYN136.46
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,264.09
|
$301.24
BYN986.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€16,974.55
|
$10,252.74
BYN33,579.06
|
|
pay 62.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.94
|
$1.43
BYN4.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€4.17
|
$1.69
BYN5.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.92
|
$1.82
BYN5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€43.79
|
$31.67
BYN103.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.40
|
$4.56
BYN14.92
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€61.58
|
$62.57
BYN204.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€31.45
|
$47.40
BYN155.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€79.21
|
$106.39
BYN348.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€97.22
|
$97.82
BYN320.36
|
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