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
ALL1,016
|
$9.11
BYN29.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL813
|
$5.16
BYN16.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
|
pay 40.8% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL587
|
$3.06
BYN10.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL706
|
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
$1.29
BYN4.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL329
|
$1.74
BYN5.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL107
|
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.78
BYN2.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL81
|
$0.98
BYN3.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL56
|
$0.28
BYN0.93
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL730
|
$2.80
BYN9.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
$15.51
BYN50.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,742,593
|
$17,466.62
BYN57,205.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,743
|
$3.72
BYN12.20
|
|
pay 34.5% less for housing
|
Tirana
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
$10.42
BYN34.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL55,356
|
$468.79
BYN1,535.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,391
|
$299.22
BYN979.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,260
|
$41.67
BYN136.46
|
|
pay 53.9% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL23,946
|
$301.24
BYN986.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL500,228
|
$10,252.74
BYN33,579.06
|
|
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL254
|
$1.43
BYN4.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL173
|
$1.69
BYN5.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL356
|
$1.82
BYN5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,363
|
$31.67
BYN103.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL813
|
$4.56
BYN14.92
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,987
|
$62.57
BYN204.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,445
|
$47.40
BYN155.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,318
|
$106.39
BYN348.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,474
|
$97.82
BYN320.36
|
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