Cost of living comparison
Russia is 0.8% cheaper than Minsk.
If you lived in Russia instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
Minsk
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
BYN25.02
|
$6.85
RUB655.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN16.01
|
$4.21
RUB402.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$0.84
RUB80.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.41
RUB38.93
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
$0.49
RUB46.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.06
|
$3.93
RUB376.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.55
|
$3.21
RUB306.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.12
|
$1.21
RUB116.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.51
|
$1.72
RUB164.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
$0.56
RUB53.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
$0.56
RUB53.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$0.75
RUB71.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.47
|
$0.90
RUB86.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.22
RUB21.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
$0.22
RUB20.92
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$2.21
RUB211.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN51.09
|
$19.07
RUB1,824.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,540.01
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,762,162.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.71
|
$4.42
RUB423.08
|
|
pay 5.5% less for housing
Minsk
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.11
|
$6.26
RUB599.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,407.80
|
$317.16
RUB30,344.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN847.95
|
$217.57
RUB20,816.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN137.71
|
$68.11
RUB6,516.95
|
|
pay 16.4% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN994.44
|
$212.06
RUB20,289.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,679.66
|
$5,562.55
RUB532,204.01
|
|
pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
$1.50
RUB143.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.26
|
$1.72
RUB164.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
$2.19
RUB209.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.42
|
$29.01
RUB2,775.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN15.01
|
$4.18
RUB399.92
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN214.72
|
$58.04
RUB5,553.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.46
|
$36.63
RUB3,504.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN329.18
|
$78.11
RUB7,473.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN327.08
|
$78.83
RUB7,542.16
|
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