Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 16.4% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 1.9% more for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
BYN24.97
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN15.98
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 4.2% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.04
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.54
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.50
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.07
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN50.99
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,435.88
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.69
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 87.6% more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.04
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,405.25
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN846.42
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN137.46
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN992.64
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,645.85
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.25
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.24
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.23
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN14.98
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 49.5% less for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN214.33
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.21
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN328.59
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN326.49
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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