"What About Prices In The Capital?"

• 19.05.2026, 15:27

Minskers talk about the strongest stratification in society.

Threads user under the nickname oli.now writes about the huge prices in Minsk:

"What about the prices in Minsk? - She asks. - Why did dinner in a restaurant start costing as much as in Moscow? In Belarus, $1,000 is a great salary, while in Moscow $1,500 is a living wage. I just can't imagine how hard it is for people now with such "horse" price tags.

The majority of commentators supported the author of the post. Many drew attention to the fact that even the thousand-dollar salary she mentioned is not received by everyone.

The website Charter97.org cites some comments:

- The strongest stratification of society into rich and poor. The middle is almost washed out. Someone cooks hooves in his khrushchevka apartment for cold meat, and someone simply does not count money.

- I am more concerned that prices for everything are rising (and for dishes in establishments, and simply for food in stores), and the quality of all this is rapidly falling.

- $1000 is not a great salary. It's the minimum on which you can somehow live.

- Yes, I also noticed that the prices in cafes and restaurants in Minsk are similar to those in Moscow. And it's not good. I had coffee with the girls in Minsk at Pate. A croissant for 16 rubles is powerful. Earning in Moscow, I think that in Minsk is expensive.

- With the ruble exchange rate, prices in establishments in the center of Minsk are more expensive in terms of euros than in comparable establishments in many tourist places in Europe.

- If before it was possible to celebrate a birthday in a restaurant for 1000 rubles for eight people, this year I celebrated for 2000 rubles. Exactly twice in two years.

- I think it has become unreasonably expensive for ordinary people..