Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 21.5% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 2.8% more for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
BYN29.91
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
BYN16.95
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
BYN10.03
|
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.12
|
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BYN4.22
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BYN5.72
|
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BYN2.56
|
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
BYN3.22
|
$0.39
SYP979
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.27
SYP672
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
BYN0.93
|
$0.28
SYP694
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.80
BYN9.18
|
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.51
BYN50.90
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,466.62
BYN57,333.19
|
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.72
BYN12.22
|
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
BYN34.21
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.79
BYN1,538.79
|
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.22
BYN982.17
|
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.67
BYN136.76
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.24
BYN988.79
|
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,252.74
BYN33,654.04
|
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
|
pay 13.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
BYN4.71
|
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
BYN5.53
|
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
BYN5.98
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.67
BYN103.95
|
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN14.96
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 53.3% less for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.57
BYN205.39
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
BYN155.58
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
BYN349.21
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
BYN321.08
|
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
|
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