Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 21.4% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 27.0% less for restaurants
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Port Of Spain
|
Minsk
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.39
|
$9.11
BYN29.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.56
|
$5.16
BYN16.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.65
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.51
|
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
|
pay 59.7% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Minsk
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.43
|
$0.56
BYN1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.63
|
$3.06
BYN9.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.49
|
$2.78
BYN9.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.18
|
$1.29
BYN4.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD28.88
|
$1.74
BYN5.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.12
|
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.52
|
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.62
|
$0.78
BYN2.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD14.96
|
$0.98
BYN3.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.17
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.16
|
$0.28
BYN0.92
|
|
pay 57.5% less for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
$2.80
BYN9.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD654.23
|
$15.51
BYN50.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD227,989.95
|
$17,466.62
BYN57,060.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.34
|
$3.72
BYN12.17
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD390.06
|
$10.42
BYN34.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,324.37
|
$468.79
BYN1,531.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,891.18
|
$299.22
BYN977.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD362.77
|
$41.67
BYN136.11
|
|
pay 74.2% more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,554.55
|
$301.24
BYN984.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD31,980.55
|
$10,252.74
BYN33,493.76
|
|
pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Minsk
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.90
|
$1.43
BYN4.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
$1.69
BYN5.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.65
|
$1.82
BYN5.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD343.84
|
$31.67
BYN103.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.48
|
$4.56
BYN14.89
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD378.74
|
$62.57
BYN204.42
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD275.35
|
$47.40
BYN154.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD710.40
|
$106.39
BYN347.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD730.83
|
$97.82
BYN319.55
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