Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 16.0% cheaper than Moscow.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.8% less in Minsk
- Groceries
-
pay 8.7% less in Minsk
- Transportation
-
pay 24.6% less in Minsk
- Housing
-
pay 22.1% less in Minsk
- Childcare
-
pay 18.4% less in Minsk
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.0% less in Minsk
- Clothing
-
pay 4.3% less in Minsk
Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, childcare, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Minsk.
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
RUB776.36
|
$9.11
BYN29.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB431.31
|
$5.16
BYN16.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB90.60
|
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB41.01
|
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB52.28
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB372.33
|
$3.06
BYN10.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB301.41
|
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB128.40
|
$1.29
BYN4.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB167.78
|
$1.74
BYN5.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB57.23
|
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB56.39
|
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB60.46
|
$0.78
BYN2.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB94.94
|
$0.98
BYN3.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB21.06
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB17.68
|
$0.28
BYN0.92
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB187.45
|
$2.80
BYN9.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,415.34
|
$15.51
BYN50.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB2,587,868.08
|
$17,466.62
BYN57,158.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB491.69
|
$3.72
BYN12.19
|
|
pay 22.1% less for housing
|
Moscow
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB539.04
|
$10.42
BYN34.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB81,174.05
|
$468.79
BYN1,534.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB49,291.84
|
$299.22
BYN979.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB7,323.64
|
$41.67
BYN136.35
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB39,426.93
|
$301.24
BYN985.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB880,051.85
|
$10,252.74
BYN33,551.30
|
|
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB258.79
|
$1.43
BYN4.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB213.34
|
$1.69
BYN5.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB207.03
|
$1.82
BYN5.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB2,732.95
|
$31.67
BYN103.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB431.31
|
$4.56
BYN14.91
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB6,858.48
|
$62.57
BYN204.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB3,575.46
|
$47.40
BYN155.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB9,207.63
|
$106.39
BYN348.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB8,617.53
|
$97.82
BYN320.10
|
|
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