Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 3.1 times more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
BYN29.91
|
$25.83
£20.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
BYN16.95
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
$2.62
£2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
$1.87
£1.48
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
BYN10.03
|
$3.41
£2.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.12
|
$6.95
£5.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BYN4.22
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BYN5.72
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
$1.13
£0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.74
£0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BYN2.56
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
BYN3.22
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
BYN0.93
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
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pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.80
BYN9.18
|
$7.66
£6.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.51
BYN50.90
|
$72.11
£57.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,466.62
BYN57,333.19
|
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.72
BYN12.22
|
$17.18
£13.61
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
BYN34.21
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.79
BYN1,538.79
|
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.22
BYN982.17
|
$968.65
£767.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.67
BYN136.76
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.24
BYN988.79
|
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,252.74
BYN33,654.04
|
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
BYN4.71
|
$6.33
£5.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
BYN5.53
|
$5.05
£4.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
BYN5.98
|
$21.31
£16.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.67
BYN103.95
|
$52.74
£41.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN14.96
|
$12.27
£9.72
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.57
BYN205.39
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
BYN155.58
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
BYN349.21
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
BYN321.08
|
$70.17
£55.61
|
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