Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 47.6% cheaper than Vienna.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.2% less in Minsk
- Groceries
-
pay 60.3% less in Minsk
- Transportation
-
pay 59.2% less in Minsk
- Housing
-
pay 68.8% less in Minsk
- Childcare
-
pay 12.2% less in Minsk
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.2% less in Minsk
- Clothing
-
pay 10.2% less in Minsk
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are lower in Minsk.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$9.11
BYN29.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
$5.16
BYN16.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.37
|
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.01
|
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
|
pay 60.3% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.49
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.00
|
$3.06
BYN10.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.13
|
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€3.82
|
$1.29
BYN4.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€5.42
|
$1.74
BYN5.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€0.99
|
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.86
|
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.21
|
$0.78
BYN2.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.68
|
$0.98
BYN3.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.73
|
$0.28
BYN0.92
|
|
pay 59.2% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€5.63
|
$2.80
BYN9.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€35.76
|
$15.51
BYN50.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€23,742.95
|
$17,466.62
BYN57,147.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€15.40
|
$3.72
BYN12.18
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€31.28
|
$10.42
BYN34.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€947.46
|
$468.79
BYN1,533.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€691.46
|
$299.22
BYN978.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€208.77
|
$41.67
BYN136.32
|
|
pay 12.2% less for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€234.17
|
$301.24
BYN985.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€13,364.48
|
$10,252.74
BYN33,545.06
|
|
pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.58
|
$1.43
BYN4.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.60
|
$1.69
BYN5.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€5.78
|
$1.82
BYN5.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€38.89
|
$31.67
BYN103.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.00
|
$4.56
BYN14.91
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€89.41
|
$62.57
BYN204.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€37.38
|
$47.40
BYN155.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€81.63
|
$106.39
BYN348.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€105.30
|
$97.82
BYN320.04
|
|
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