Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 2.2% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 3.8% more for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR277.59
|
$9.11
BYN29.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$5.16
BYN16.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.30
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
$0.46
BYN1.51
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
$0.56
BYN1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR272.54
|
$3.06
BYN9.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR272.39
|
$2.78
BYN9.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.71
|
$1.29
BYN4.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.88
|
$1.74
BYN5.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.36
|
$0.50
BYN1.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.83
|
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.92
|
$0.78
BYN2.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.67
|
$0.98
BYN3.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.56
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.61
|
$0.28
BYN0.92
|
|
pay 52.8% less for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR277.07
|
$2.80
BYN9.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,021.52
|
$15.51
BYN50.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,055.64
|
$17,466.62
BYN56,932.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR958.94
|
$3.72
BYN12.14
|
|
pay 20.1% less for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.51
|
$10.42
BYN33.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,721.13
|
$468.79
BYN1,528.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,674.08
|
$299.22
BYN975.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.16
|
$41.67
BYN135.81
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,329.63
|
$301.24
BYN981.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,693.76
|
$10,252.74
BYN33,418.82
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR105.99
|
$1.43
BYN4.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.87
|
$1.69
BYN5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR307.87
|
$1.82
BYN5.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,312.23
|
$31.67
BYN103.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$4.56
BYN14.85
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.41
|
$62.57
BYN203.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,072.65
|
$47.40
BYN154.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,273.17
|
$106.39
BYN346.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,532.93
|
$97.82
BYN318.83
|
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