Cost of living comparison

Yerevan, Armenia

compared to

Minsk, Belarus

Minsk vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Minsk is 29.2% cheaper than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% less in Minsk
Groceries: pay 26.3% less in Minsk
Transportation: pay 20.7% less in Minsk
Housing: pay 53.2% less in Minsk
Childcare: pay 3.0% less in Minsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.1% less in Minsk
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Minsk

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Minsk.

Minsk vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Minsk instead of Yerevan, you would:

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pay 27.9% less for restaurants

	Yerevan	Minsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,440.71	$9.11 BYN29.83	-21.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,453.88	$5.16 BYN16.91	-42.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD381.02	$0.74 BYN2.42	-25.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD229.07	$0.46 BYN1.52	-22.2%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 26.3% less for groceries

	Yerevan	Minsk
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD331.29	$0.56 BYN1.84	-35.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,548.16	$3.06 BYN10.01	-24.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,394.08	$2.78 BYN9.10	-55.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD944.77	$1.29 BYN4.21	-47.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,294.73	$1.74 BYN5.71	-48.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD214.20	$0.50 BYN1.64	-10.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD316.56	$0.74 BYN2.44	-9.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD303.24	$0.78 BYN2.55	-1.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD386.96	$0.98 BYN3.21	-2.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.77	$0.19 BYN0.63	-42.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD123.23	$0.28 BYN0.92	-12.1%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 20.7% less for transportation

	Yerevan	Minsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,030.12	$2.80 BYN9.16	-47.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD4,934.12	$15.51 BYN50.77	+20.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD11,841,890.59	$17,466.62 BYN57,181.64	-43.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,638.13	$3.72 BYN12.19	-12.8%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 53.2% less for housing

	Yerevan	Minsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,522.81	$10.42 BYN34.12	-53.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD357,309.39	$468.79 BYN1,534.72	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD240,086.85	$299.22 BYN979.57	-52.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD37,830.41	$41.67 BYN136.40	-57.7%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 3.0% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Minsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD143,582.92	$301.24 BYN986.18	-19.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,467,399.97	$10,252.74 BYN33,565.08	+13.4%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Minsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD789.46	$1.43 BYN4.69	-30.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,443.46	$1.69 BYN5.52	-55.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD986.82	$1.82 BYN5.97	-29.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD40,674.73	$31.67 BYN103.68	-70.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD2,960.47	$4.56 BYN14.92	-40.9%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Minsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD42,632.23	$62.57 BYN204.85	-43.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD24,537.74	$47.40 BYN155.17	-25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD53,685.10	$106.39 BYN348.29	-24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD45,822.97	$97.82 BYN320.23	-18.1%
Average			-27.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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