Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 16.0% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB917.49
|
$9.11
BYN29.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
$5.16
BYN16.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB107.07
|
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB48.46
|
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB61.78
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB440.01
|
$3.06
BYN10.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB356.21
|
$2.78
BYN9.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB151.74
|
$1.29
BYN4.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB198.28
|
$1.74
BYN5.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB67.63
|
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB66.65
|
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB71.46
|
$0.78
BYN2.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB112.19
|
$0.98
BYN3.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB24.89
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB20.89
|
$0.28
BYN0.93
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB221.52
|
$2.80
BYN9.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,854.40
|
$15.51
BYN50.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,058,286.19
|
$17,466.62
BYN57,333.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB581.07
|
$3.72
BYN12.22
|
|
pay 22.1% less for housing
|
Moscow
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB637.03
|
$10.42
BYN34.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB95,929.72
|
$468.79
BYN1,538.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB58,252.03
|
$299.22
BYN982.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,654.92
|
$41.67
BYN136.76
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB46,593.89
|
$301.24
BYN988.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,040,026.13
|
$10,252.74
BYN33,654.04
|
|
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB305.83
|
$1.43
BYN4.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB252.12
|
$1.69
BYN5.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB244.66
|
$1.82
BYN5.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,229.75
|
$31.67
BYN103.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
$4.56
BYN14.96
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,105.20
|
$62.57
BYN205.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,225.40
|
$47.40
BYN155.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB10,881.38
|
$106.39
BYN349.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,184.01
|
$97.82
BYN321.08
|
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