Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 9.0% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,539
|
$9.11
BYN29.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,309
|
$5.16
BYN16.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,611
|
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,290
|
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,028
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK301,246
|
$3.06
BYN10.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK140,980
|
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,443
|
$1.29
BYN4.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,798
|
$1.74
BYN5.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,366
|
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,811
|
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,277
|
$0.78
BYN2.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,084
|
$0.98
BYN3.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,942
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,059
|
$0.28
BYN0.93
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,888
|
$2.80
BYN9.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,081,170
|
$15.51
BYN50.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK622,132,717
|
$17,466.62
BYN57,205.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK245,561
|
$3.72
BYN12.20
|
|
pay 34.2% less for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK245,354
|
$10.42
BYN34.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,866,980
|
$468.79
BYN1,535.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,040,461
|
$299.22
BYN979.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,192,609
|
$41.67
BYN136.46
|
|
pay 0.7% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,305,207
|
$301.24
BYN986.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,182,858
|
$10,252.74
BYN33,579.06
|
|
pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,832
|
$1.43
BYN4.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,843
|
$1.69
BYN5.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,831
|
$1.82
BYN5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,092,256
|
$31.67
BYN103.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,946
|
$4.56
BYN14.92
|
|
pay 42.5% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Minsk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,885,420
|
$62.57
BYN204.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,380,814
|
$47.40
BYN155.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,258,035
|
$106.39
BYN348.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK910,843
|
$97.82
BYN320.36
|
|
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