Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 64.5% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 82.4% more for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
BYN29.91
|
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
BYN16.95
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
|
pay 64.5% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
BYN10.03
|
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.12
|
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BYN4.22
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BYN5.72
|
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BYN2.56
|
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
BYN3.22
|
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
BYN0.93
|
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.80
BYN9.18
|
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.51
BYN50.90
|
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,466.62
BYN57,333.19
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.72
BYN12.22
|
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
|
pay 80.6% more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
BYN34.21
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.79
BYN1,538.79
|
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.22
BYN982.17
|
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.67
BYN136.76
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
|
pay 21.8% more for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.24
BYN988.79
|
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,252.74
BYN33,654.04
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
|
pay 95.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
BYN4.71
|
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
BYN5.53
|
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
BYN5.98
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.67
BYN103.95
|
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN14.96
|
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.57
BYN205.39
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
BYN155.58
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
BYN349.21
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
BYN321.08
|
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
|
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