Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 2.2 times more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 57.3% more for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
BYN29.70
|
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
BYN16.83
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
BYN1.51
|
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
BYN1.83
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
BYN9.96
|
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.06
|
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BYN4.19
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BYN5.68
|
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BYN1.63
|
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BYN2.54
|
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
BYN3.19
|
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
BYN0.92
|
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.80
BYN9.12
|
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.51
BYN50.55
|
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,466.62
BYN56,932.46
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.72
BYN12.14
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
BYN33.97
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.79
BYN1,528.03
|
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.22
BYN975.31
|
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.67
BYN135.81
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.24
BYN981.88
|
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,252.74
BYN33,418.82
|
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
BYN4.67
|
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
BYN5.50
|
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
BYN5.94
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.67
BYN103.22
|
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN14.85
|
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
|
pay 41.7% less for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.57
BYN203.96
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
BYN154.49
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
BYN346.77
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
BYN318.83
|
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
|
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