Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 38.2% cheaper than Riga.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.6% less in Minsk
- Groceries
-
pay 40.2% less in Minsk
- Transportation
-
pay 53.8% less in Minsk
- Housing
-
pay 38.8% less in Minsk
- Childcare
-
pay 34.0% less in Minsk
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 54.9% less in Minsk
- Clothing
-
pay 4.8% less in Minsk
Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, groceries, housing, and childcare are lower in Minsk.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Riga, you would:
pay 40.6% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€9.78
|
$9.11
BYN29.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.60
|
$5.16
BYN16.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.31
|
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.08
|
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
|
Riga
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.43
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.23
|
$3.06
BYN10.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.42
|
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.61
|
$1.29
BYN4.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€2.91
|
$1.74
BYN5.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.61
|
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.76
|
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.98
|
$0.78
BYN2.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.39
|
$0.98
BYN3.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.38
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.40
|
$0.28
BYN0.92
|
|
pay 53.8% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.18
|
$2.80
BYN9.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€29.34
|
$15.51
BYN50.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€25,572.48
|
$17,466.62
BYN57,152.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.27
|
$3.72
BYN12.18
|
|
pay 38.8% less for housing
|
Riga
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.13
|
$10.42
BYN34.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€489.46
|
$468.79
BYN1,533.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€335.53
|
$299.22
BYN979.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€223.17
|
$41.67
BYN136.33
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€490.91
|
$301.24
BYN985.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,306.69
|
$10,252.74
BYN33,548.21
|
|
pay 54.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.40
|
$1.43
BYN4.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.10
|
$1.69
BYN5.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€4.79
|
$1.82
BYN5.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€41.98
|
$31.67
BYN103.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.78
|
$4.56
BYN14.91
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€74.67
|
$62.57
BYN204.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€39.94
|
$47.40
BYN155.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€84.29
|
$106.39
BYN348.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€110.42
|
$97.82
BYN320.07
|
|
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