Всем привет and welcome back to Minsk in Belarus it is freezing it's probably
close to minus ten so I'm not gonna make this intro very long in today's video
we're gonna be going to how expensive or cheap is it here in Minsk in Belarus
relative to the other cities and countries around it here in Eastern
Europe I've done these kind of videos especially in Ukraine before and other
cities in Belarus so let's get into video before I freeze to death here
So I usually stay in furnished apartments when I'm traveling in Eastern
Europe so it's very rare that I'm gonna stay in a hotel and a hostel and that's
why you see my videos about prices nor am i showing you the price of an
apartment you need to check out though if you're coming to Belarus my video
about registering and all the hassle I'm gonna link it up here in a card also
down below in the description because here there are a lot of complications if
you actually stay in an apartment like an Airbnb for example that you don't have
in other countries in the region and it actually is kind of it's definitely
better to stay in a hotel everything equal in terms of price but I'm actually
here in an apartment and the prices I would say in Minsk an Airbnb
apartment you know one bedroom furnished in a central location will cost you
somewhere between thirty and forty euros a night that is definitely a lot cheaper
obviously than traveling in Western Europe like big cities like Paris it's
probably better than half the price is probably getting on close to you know
forty percent thirty five percent of the price that you'd expect to pay in those
big cities actually compared to the capital of Ukraine Kiev it's pretty much around the same
price not a big difference there but in a city like Odessa in the
wintertime when it's offseason it's a hell of a lot cheaper than here for
accommodation it's gonna be about half the price of being in Minsk off season now
the seasons here seem to be a little bit different Minsk is not a big summer
destination a lot of people leave the city there's not as much business going
on so actually accommodation was about the same price when I was here in in
June as it is now so you don't have a big seasonal fluctuation in that sense
so it seems to be pretty consistent in fact in June
I paid a little bit more before the high season and one of my friends he came
here to Minsk in August and it was basically same prices now what he was
paying maybe even a bit cheaper which seems strange but as I
said it doesn't get that many tourists to for accommodation definitely it's
very good value it's basically on a par with what you'd expect in the region
So transport that's gonna be vital especially when you come in at the
airport and we all know about the taxi mafia never ever take a taxi from someone
who just propositions you solicits you right there at the airport it's never good
it's never gonna be in your favor so it should cost somewhere between thirty to
forty Belarusian rubles to go from the airport to anywhere in the city
centre in Minsk by taxi there are taxis there that you can prepay in the airport
in Minsk also you can just get on the Yandex taxi app and then you will be able
to go into the center for a reasonable price so in the city itself if you're
driving through the city of Minsk you're probably gonna pay somewhere
between 3-5 Belarusian rubles maximum depending of course if
there's any surcharges you know during peak times that of course goes up if
you're taking the taxi app it will tell you that before you embark on your
journey so that again is very very competitive now other things that you
can do from transport of course you can take the metro and the metro is always a fun
thing to do in Eastern Europe there are one or two nice stations in Minsk it's not
like Moscow it's not that extent beautiful stations but you can take that
and it is super cheap there you're gonna pay like 30 euro cents well more or less
32 US cents to take a trip on the Metro anywhere in the network and if you
compare that to say the tube in London that is tiny because the tube in London you
can end up spending a few pounds depending on where you're traveling to so that's
one of the things to do for a little bit of fun in Minsk and not necessarily
that you shouldn't take a taxi but taking the metro is always a good
way to see also how local people most people are travelling and as I said
there is some nice stations to check out so go do that our trains yes trains
that's why I won't tell you about so if you want to travel then say to another
city within Belarus you can do that and again I think I went to Gomel on a pretty
nice train took about three hours and that cost me 14 Belarusian roubles again
compared to Western Europe that's pretty cheap that's at least half the price of
not a third of the price of doing that in Western Europe so you see definitely
a very good value for your transport is Minsk so food in
So food in restaurants in Belarus here I have a traditional dish you can see that it's
very similar to the famous draniki it's kalduny so these actually have meat
in them so that's something you're going to see quite often here in Belarus they also
have some food that's similar with the countries around it like pelmeni
vereniki borsch of course which is the classic Ukrainian soup so you have
pretty similar kind of fare in terms of traditional food here in Belarus now in terms
of price I would say the restaurants tp give a good indication are probably gonna
set you back to your meal somewhere between 35 and 50 roubles I would say in
terms of restaurants that that Belarus definitely Minsk is about maybe 30 to 50
percent more expensive than say Kiev or Odessa so there is a definitely a big
difference that I see between terms of price between those two countries so
Ukraine is probably about 30 33 percent cheaper I would say still in terms of
restaurants in the big cities but if you were to compare that with anywhere in
Western Europe it's still about half price to eat in a restaurant in Belarus in Minsk
the capital so that gives you a good ballpark figure it's probably half the price
of Western Europe and definitely compared to London or Paris that's probably less than
half it's probably closer to a third overall it's still amazing value if you
are comparing that with travelling in Western Europe or even Central Europe it's
definitely noticeably cheaper here in Minsk
So one of my favorite passions obsessions is of course drinking coffee
and flat white and in this city it's gonna cost you about four of five
Belarusian rubles for a flat white it's what I normally drink and it's very
tasty that's gonna be about 1 euro 80
so about two US dollars more or less maybe a little bit more
expensive and that is half the price of getting the same beverage in say Paris
or London at least having been there I remember in Amsterdam I paid 4 euros
last time when I was there so you see for this still pretty good value 50%
cheaper for those of your coffee addicts it's gonna be good here
So nightlife in magical Minsk what is it like how expensive is it now I would
divide it up into two categories you're gonna have bars clubs restaurants that
are mainly marketed towards more wealthier Belarussians and then you have
clubs that basically market themselves exclusively to foreign visitors and the
price points for both of them are dramatically different now let me give you an example
if we're gonna go to my favorite club where I love the music
and the cocktails are great and its marketed towards Belarussians a cocktail is
probably going to set you back about 10 Belarusian rubles which is pretty good
value I think even within the region but if you were to go to the clubs that are
marketed towards foreigners is they gonna see those advertisements before them in the
airport even written in English it's gonna be double the price at least for
example getting a long drink at the bar at these places is probably around
thirty Belarusian rubles and that's definitely not cheap if we're looking
even compared to Western Europe you know in them say a capital city in a midsize
country maybe like Dublin it's probably actually a little bit cheaper in Dublin
you could also go to more smaller bars or clubs in the city centre that are not
marketed towards really either of those two demographics gonna have a lot more
students maybe some more budget travelers it's kind of a mishmash
different people I do actually really like one of the bars there it has my
favorite green sorrel shots I always call them the Irish shots there and it's
probably gonna be comparable in terms of getting into a cocktail being
probably about 10 Belarusian rubles there my or green shots probably cost
about you know I think it's 2/3 rubles for each one so there
you see it is real more reasonably priced but not super super cheap I would
say that's probably you know for compared to Western Europe gonna be
maybe about half the price at the low end and then
go to these more expensive clubs that are marketed towards foreigners it's gonna be
maybe a little bit cheaper now if we go for bottle service you take a table at a
club minimum spend in those clubs marketed to foreigners it's going to be about
somewhere between 450 US dollars maybe six hundred dollars minimum spend so as
you see overall it's kind of two different types of nightlife you could even
say three and if you were to go for the premium level Belarusian it's gonna be
very good value I think I think you're gonna get a great value for your money
it's gonna probably work out about half the price as if you were in Western Europe
or North America for the premium at the club in a top city but if you go to the clubs
marketed to foreigners you are gonna have to pay more money here that doesn't
necessarily mean that depending on your preference and it mightn't be a good option
anyways you may still get great value by going to those clubs just depends on what
you're into but if you're more into say the music scene having cool music and
maybe it's more intellectual girls then probably you want to go to the place
where the Belarusian elite are going rather than the clubs that are marketed
towards foreigners which has a different mixture and I would say
overall less intellectual vibe to it so that is Minsk Belarus and how relatively
expensive or cheap it is for nightlife
So that is an overview of how expensive or cheap it is here in Belarus now I put
cheap into the title of this video but the tsar experience is not about
being cheap it's about having value for money and an incredible unforgettable
experience here in the east of Europe so I have one question for you and that is
what are you doing next weekend because it could be you could be here in Minsk
magical Minsk it is a bit cold it is end of November here I'm gonna be leaving today
actually and going back to Ukraine you could also join me in a city like Kyiv but
what do you have to do in order to be considered to live the tsar experience
yourself and that is you need to go below into the description to this video
and click on a link to apply there's an application form there
now also because this video is about how cheap Belarus is and you saw it wasn't
exactly cheap in every sense of the word depends on where you're coming from it
is a premium experience the tsar experience I only want clients who are willing to
invest the time and money in becoming they're our best selves basically and
coming here with the right mentality I've already gone through in other
videos if you were you know if you're interested in the sex tourist for
example or you just want to bang out two chicks and you're not interested in quality then
it's not going to be for you there are other people who can help you in your
endeavors to do that but I'm not going to be one of them also equally if you
are you know 60 70 years of age and you think that you can come to a country
like Belarus or Ukraine or Russia and there's going to be this bevy of
hot twenty-year-old instagram models waiting for you on the tarmac then
that's not the dream the fantasy that I'm selling there are other more
I guess realistic boutique matchmaking sites
marriage agencies who can help you I actually did a few collaboration videos
with them gonna link that below but it's not worth your while applying to live the
tsar experience because we're gonna go out we're gonna meet people in real life
and you have to you know be willing to put in the effort the time and the money
in order to succeed I've had great success this year with my clients both here in
Minsk, St. Petersburg, Odessa and Kiev it was fantastic I really saw the results
and how much I could help them and some of them are even getting married can you
believe it I don't run a matchmaking service but I probably have a higher
percentage of my clients end up probably finding some form of long term relationship even
though they come here to really just experience what it's like in Eastern
Europe and of course there's always opportunities meet beautiful women and
that's part of the tsar experience so it is really chilly
and snowing as you can see behind me in the centre of Minsk so I'm gonna pack
up my gear and head to the airport I'll see you in the very next video
it's gonna be from Ukraine this до свидания see you in the very next video!