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Damascus vs. Minsk Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 21.5% more expensive than Minsk.

Restaurants: pay 2.8% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 8.5% more in Damascus
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Damascus
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 84.0% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 53.3% less in Damascus

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Damascus are more expensive than in Minsk. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Damascus. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Damascus.

Damascus vs. Minsk Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Damascus instead of Minsk, you would:

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pay 2.8% more for restaurants

	Minsk	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.11 BYN29.95	$5.00 SYP65,010	-45.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 BYN16.97	$5.00 SYP65,010	-3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 BYN2.43	$1.05 SYP13,652	+42.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 BYN1.53	$0.54 SYP7,086	+17.3%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 8.5% more for groceries

	Minsk	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 BYN1.84	$0.63 SYP8,217	+12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06 BYN10.05	$1.67 SYP21,752	-45.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.78 BYN9.14	$4.05 SYP52,594	+45.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.29 BYN4.23	$1.97 SYP25,571	+52.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.74 BYN5.73	$3.01 SYP39,106	+72.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 BYN1.65	$0.46 SYP5,918	-9.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 BYN2.45	$0.96 SYP12,544	+29.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BYN2.56	$0.46 SYP5,963	-41.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 BYN3.22	$0.39 SYP5,065	-60.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 BYN0.63	$0.27 SYP3,476	+38.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 BYN0.93	$0.28 SYP3,593	-2.2%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Minsk	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.80 BYN9.20	$15.92 SYP207,051	+469.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.51 BYN50.97	$17.00 SYP221,034	+9.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,466.62 BYN57,412.60	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	+5.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.72 BYN12.24	$11.00 SYP143,022	+195.4%
Average			+170.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Minsk	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.42 BYN34.25	$66.75 SYP867,884	+540.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.79 BYN1,540.92	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	-39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$299.22 BYN983.53	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	-51.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.67 BYN136.95	$53.53 SYP695,989	+28.5%
Average			+119.5%

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pay 84.0% less for childcare

	Minsk	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$301.24 BYN990.16	$48.33 SYP628,430	-84.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,252.74 BYN33,700.65	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	-83.9%
Average			-84.0%

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pay 13.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Minsk	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.43 BYN4.71	$1.25 SYP16,252	-12.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.69 BYN5.54	$1.27 SYP16,578	-24.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.82 BYN5.99	$3.00 SYP39,006	+64.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.67 BYN104.10	$13.30 SYP172,927	-58.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 BYN14.98	$3.00 SYP39,006	-34.2%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 53.3% less for clothing

	Minsk	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.57 BYN205.68	$22.00 SYP286,044	-64.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.40 BYN155.80	$23.50 SYP305,547	-50.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.39 BYN349.70	$47.50 SYP617,595	-55.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.82 BYN321.52	$56.25 SYP731,362	-42.5%
Average			-53.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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