Cost of living comparison

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Victoria vs. Minsk Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 3.2 times more expensive than Minsk.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 4.4 times more in Victoria
Housing: pay 5.6 times more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 28.9% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5 times more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 20.4% less in Victoria

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Victoria are more expensive than in Minsk. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Victoria. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Victoria.

Victoria vs. Minsk Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Victoria instead of Minsk, you would:

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Minsk	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.11 BYN29.86	$16.76 SCR233.67	+83.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 BYN16.92	$9.71 SCR135.41	+88.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 BYN2.42	$2.75 SCR38.41	+273.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 BYN1.52	$2.71 SCR37.81	+483.9%
Average			+232.2%

Minsk vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Minsk	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 BYN1.84	$2.29 SCR31.95	+308.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06 BYN10.02	$18.13 SCR252.71	+492.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.78 BYN9.11	$7.52 SCR104.84	+170.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.29 BYN4.22	$3.58 SCR49.85	+177.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.74 BYN5.71	$3.00 SCR41.81	+72.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 BYN1.64	$0.97 SCR13.54	+94.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 BYN2.44	$1.10 SCR15.31	+47.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BYN2.55	$0.97 SCR13.54	+24.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 BYN3.21	$3.27 SCR45.54	+233.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 BYN0.63	$0.82 SCR11.46	+326.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 BYN0.93	$0.73 SCR10.18	+158.6%
Average			+191.4%

Minsk vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.4 times more for transportation

	Minsk	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.80 BYN9.17	$5.82 SCR81.10	+107.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.51 BYN50.81	$26.82 SCR373.88	+72.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,466.62 BYN57,228.67	$26,617.26 SCR371,113.73	+52.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.72 BYN12.20	$46.18 SCR643.90	+1140.2%
Average			+343.4%

Minsk vs. Victoria - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.6 times more for housing

	Minsk	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.42 BYN34.14	$163.87 SCR2,284.80	+1472.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.79 BYN1,535.98	$979.92 SCR13,662.60	+109.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$299.22 BYN980.38	$794.53 SCR11,077.84	+165.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.67 BYN136.52	$73.52 SCR1,024.99	+76.4%
Average			+455.9%

Minsk vs. Victoria - Cost of housing

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pay 28.9% less for childcare

	Minsk	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$301.24 BYN986.99	$167.60 SCR2,336.73	-44.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,252.74 BYN33,592.69	$8,868.55 SCR123,650.65	-13.5%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Minsk	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.43 BYN4.70	$4.07 SCR56.69	+183.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.69 BYN5.52	$5.16 SCR71.98	+206.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.82 BYN5.97	$22.89 SCR319.10	+1155.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.67 BYN103.76	$95.81 SCR1,335.82	+202.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 BYN14.93	$5.59 SCR77.89	+22.6%
Average			+354.1%

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pay 20.4% less for clothing

	Minsk	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.57 BYN205.02	$68.58 SCR956.22	+9.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.40 BYN155.30	$29.30 SCR408.50	-38.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.39 BYN348.58	$73.44 SCR1,023.96	-31.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.82 BYN320.49	$76.39 SCR1,065.12	-21.9%
Average			-20.4%

Minsk vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2024

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