Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 22.1% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$9.11
BYN29.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$5.16
BYN16.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$0.46
BYN1.51
|
|
pay 40.8% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$0.56
BYN1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$3.06
BYN9.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$2.78
BYN9.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$1.29
BYN4.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$1.74
BYN5.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.50
BYN1.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$0.78
BYN2.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$0.98
BYN3.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.28
BYN0.92
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$2.80
BYN9.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$15.51
BYN50.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$17,466.62
BYN56,932.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$3.72
BYN12.14
|
|
pay 34.5% less for housing
|
Tirana
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$10.42
BYN33.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$468.79
BYN1,528.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$299.22
BYN975.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$41.67
BYN135.81
|
|
pay 53.9% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$301.24
BYN981.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$10,252.74
BYN33,418.82
|
|
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$1.43
BYN4.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$1.69
BYN5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$1.82
BYN5.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$31.67
BYN103.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$4.56
BYN14.85
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$62.57
BYN203.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$47.40
BYN154.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$106.39
BYN346.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$97.82
BYN318.83
|
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