Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 71.5% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
BYN29.91
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
BYN16.95
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
BYN10.03
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.12
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BYN4.22
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BYN5.72
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BYN2.56
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
BYN3.22
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
BYN0.93
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.80
BYN9.18
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.51
BYN50.90
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,466.62
BYN57,333.19
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.72
BYN12.22
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 45.7% more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
BYN34.21
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.79
BYN1,538.79
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.22
BYN982.17
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.67
BYN136.76
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 60.6% less for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.24
BYN988.79
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,252.74
BYN33,654.04
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
BYN4.71
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
BYN5.53
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
BYN5.98
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.67
BYN103.95
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN14.96
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.57
BYN205.39
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
BYN155.58
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
BYN349.21
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
BYN321.08
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
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