August 18, 2025 • 978 words

Spending Summary of Trip to Belarus

7.29(0 am)-8.18(8 am), 20 days

Exchange/Deposit(Cash)

ThingPlace
StartMoney Left500 RU RUB+
1850 RU RUB(Sberbank)+7000 RMB
+ 162 RMB (pre-booked hotel)
+ 200 RMB (insurance)
7.29ExchangeSberbank3000 RMB1170 BYN
7.29ExchangeSberbank500 RU RUB18 BYN
7.30DepositVTB Bank735 BYN
7.31Money LeftLeaving Минск120(Cash)+632(VTB)+
(On train)815 RU RUB(Sberbank)+4000 RMB
8.4ExchangeBelarusBank2000 RMB822 BYN
8.4DepositVTB Bank800 BYN
8.5ExchangeMT Bank1000 RMB410 BYN
8.8Money LeftArriving Гродно340(Cash)+622(VTB)+
(On train)661 RU RUB(Sberbank)+1000 RMB
8.14ExchangeBelarusBank500 RMB206 BYN
8.15ExchangeBelarusBank300 RMB123.6 BYN
8.13Money LeftArriving Пинск259(Cash)+20(VTB)+
(On train)661 RU RUB(Sberbank)+1000 RMB
8.18Money Left2(Cash)+0(VTB)+
9 RU RUB(Sberbank)+200 RMB +
-51 BYN(Mastercard)- 166 RMB(Unionpay)

Activities

DateThingPriceMethod
7.26Insurance(BGS)89 BYNMastercard
7.29Shanghai->Urumqi->Минск3684 RMB同程
7.29Минск Airport Bus7 BYNMir
7.29MTS Sim Card40 BYNCash
7.30VTB Bank Card200 BYNCash
7.30Bus Excursion60 BYNMir
7.30Metro Card28 BYNMir
7.31Train Минск->Сморгонь6 BYNMir
8.1Train Сморгонь->Гудогай2 BYNMir
8.1Bus Гудогай->Островце1 BYNMir
8.1Bus Островце->Гудогай1 BYNMir
8.2Train Гудогай->Молодечно3 BYNMir
8.3Pants50 BYNMir
8.4Bus Молодечно->Минск9 BYNCash
8.4Train Минск->Рыбцы1 BYNMir
8.5Train Рыбцы->Минск1 BYNMir
8.5Bus Минск->Янушковичи8 BYNCash
8.6Bus Янушковичи->Дашки3 BYNCash
8.6Taxi Дашки->Вилейка80 BYNMir
8.7Краеведческий музей4 BYNCash
8.7Bus Вилейка->Молодечно3 BYNCash
8.7Train Молодечно->Лида17 BYNMir
8.8Train Лида->Гродно12 BYNMir
8.9Гродненский музей8 BYNMir
8.10Train Гродно->Барановичи15 BYNMir
8.11Train Барановичи->Брест22 BYNMir
8.12Taxi (Brest)8 BYNMir
8.13Taxi (Brest)7 BYNMir
8.13Train Брест->Пинск7 BYNCash
8.14Train Пинск->Минск25 BYNCash
8.16Bus Минск->Борисов9 BYNCash
8.16Train Борисов->Минск36 RMBUnionPay
8.17Train Минск->Бобруйск25 RMBUnionPay
8.17Train Бобруйск->Минск25 RMBUnionPay
8.18Taxi to Airport51 BYNMastercard

Hotel Information

DateNamePlacePrice/DayInfo
7.28-7.29IT TimesМинск162 RMBBooked on 同程, far from metro station, quiet, I just went there to sleep
7.29-7.319 ЭтажМинск35 BYNNo hot water for one day, free slippers & laundry. 7-people dorm in a hostel in a normal apartment on the 9th floor, 1.3km from metro.
7.31-8.1Гостиница СморгоньСморгонь31 BYNPrivate single room with a balcony. Clean. Shared toilet with one other room.
8.1-8.2Guesthouse (Александр)Островец80 BYNRoom for 2 (Островец, Кольцевая ул., 6)
8.2-8.4Отель "Молодечно"Молодечно93 BYNRoom for 2, with breakfast
8.4-8.5Агроусадьба (Сергей)д. Малинники90 BYNBooked on Kufar. Paid 45 BYN deposit (transfer) + 45 BYN cash, Room for 2 (Майская ул, 18, деревня Малинники)
8.5-8.6Агроусадьба (Александр)д. Янушковичи105 BYNBooked on Kufar. Paid 55 BYN deposit (transfer) + 45 BYN cash(5 BYN discount). Room for 2. (Школьная ул, 6, деревня Янушковичи)
8.6-8.7ВилияВилейка42 BYNNo hot water.
8.7-8.8ПерекрестокЛида30 BYNSingle room in a hostel.
8.8-8.10ГостимГродно40 BYN6-people dorm in a hostel
8.10-8.11Славянская хатаБарановичи115 BYNDidn't find hostel, Most hotels no place, Room for 2
8.11-8.12СитиБрест32 BYN4-bed dorm in hostel, no place next day so had to move
8.12-8.13МотельЧикБрест120 BYNExpensive Guesthouse in rural location. Room for 2.
8.13-8.14Пинский дворикПинск150 BYNDidn't find hostel, Most hotels no place, Room for 2.
8.14-8.15Overnight Train//No running water.
8.15-8.18БроньМинск60 BYNHostel in a rural area, 2 km walk to metro, 6 people dorm

Breakdown of Prices

In Минск(half a night+2) (7.29–7.31): 2 days

  • Total Spent: 500 RU RUB(converted to 18 BYN)+ 1850 RU RUB(Sberbank)+7000 RMB + 162 RMB - (120(Cash)+632(VTB)+ 815 RU RUB(Sberbank)+4000 RMB) = 1035 RU RUB(~43 BYN) + 3000 RMB(1170 BYN exchanged) - 734 BYN + 162 RMB = (~479 BYN) + (162 RMB)
  • Hotel: 70 BYN + (162 RMB)
  • Transport: 41 BYN
  • Play: 60 BYN
  • Bank/Sim/Clothes: 240 BYN
  • Other(food, toilet, etc, calculated backwards): 479-70-41-60-240 = 67 BYN (~33 BYN/day)

Сморгонь, Островец, Молодечно(2), д. Малинники, д. Янушковичи, Вилейка, Лида (7.31–8.8): 8 days

  • Total Spent: 120(Cash)+632(VTB)+ 815 RU RUB(Sberbank)+4000 RMB - (340(Cash)+622(VTB)+ 661 RU RUB(Sberbank)+1000 RMB) = 154 RU RUB(~6 BYN) + 3000 RMB(1232 BYN exchanged) - 210 BYN = (~1028 BYN)
  • Hotel: 564 BYN (31 + 80 + 93 + 93 + 90 + 105 + 42 + 30)
  • Transport: 141 BYN (including 80 BYN taxi)
  • Play: 4 BYN
  • Bank/Sim/Clothes: 50 BYN
  • Other(food, toilet, etc, calculated backwards): 1028-564-141-4-50=269 BYN (~33 BYN/day)

Гродно(2), Барановичи, Брест(2) (8.8–8.13): 5 days

  • Total Spent: 340(Cash)+622(VTB)+ 661 RU RUB(Sberbank)+1000 RMB - (259(Cash)+20(VTB)+ 661 RU RUB(Sberbank)+1000 RMB) = 683 BYN
  • Hotel: 347 BYN
  • Transport: 59 BYN
  • Play: 8 BYN
  • Bank/Sim/Clothes: 0 BYN
  • Other(food, toilet, etc, calculated backwards): 683-347-59-8=269 BYN (~53 BYN/day)

Пинск(2), Минск(1), Борисов(1), Бобруйск(1) (8.13-8.18): 5 days

  • Total Spent: 259(Cash)+20(VTB)+ 661 RU RUB(Sberbank)+1000 RMB - (2(Cash)+0(VTB)+ 9 RU RUB(Sberbank)+200 RMB) + (51 BYN(Mastercard) + 166 RMB(Unionpay)) = 330(BYN)+652 RU RUB(~27 BYN)+800 RMB(exchanged to 329 BYN)+166 RMB(UnionPay) = (~686 BYN) + 166 RMB (~763 BYN)
  • Hotel: 330 BYN
  • Transport: 85 BYN+ 86 RMB (~125 BYN)
  • Play: 0 BYN
  • Bank/Sim/Clothes: 0 BYN
  • Other(food, toilet, etc, calculated backwards): 271 BYN + 80 RMB (~308 BYN) (~61 BYN/day)

Total Spent

  • ~7600 RMB (6800 RMB in cash, ~320 RMB in Unionpay, ~300 RMB in Mastercard, ~200 RMB in Sberbank and Russian Ruble)

  • Plane Tickets: ~3684(to)+3485(return)=7169 RMB

  • Total: ~14700 RMB

  • Hotel: (~1380 BYN)

  • Transport: (~366 BYN)

  • Play: 72 BYN

  • Bank/Sim/Clothes: 290 BYN

  • Other: 876 BYN + 80 RMB (~913 BYN) (~45 BYN/day)

Wasted/Too High/Other Costs

  • Bank+Sim: 240 BYN
  • Tour: 60 BYN
  • Clothes: 50 BYN
  • Hotel: (~50 BYN baseline/day) +380 BYN
  • Taxi: +130 BYN
  • Total: 860 BYN

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