If you decide on Ukraine then you'll going to want to sort out residency, as the days of border hopping are well and truly over. And you'll want to do that as soon as possible so that you can rent a long term apartment at normal prices, instead of being stung with Airbnb.
For me Kiev would be the best option, as much as I've had some crazy experiences in smaller cities in Ukraine, it get's boring very quickly, and there's not many foreigners around to spend time with.
Ryanair has already started flying to Kiev, which is a major bummer of course, but at least you can fly to some cool cities when you need a break.
Minsk could be worthwhile, maybe more WGF than in Ukraine, although girls are less hot. Very few expats living there though. Nightlife I found to be sub par compared to Ukraine. If you did decide on Minsk then I wouldn't worry about prices too much, you can eat in the Belarussian equivalent of Puzhata Hata, which is much better, for about 5-6 Euros for a meal. They have them all over the place. Rents are maybe a bit lower than Kiev, and utility bills are filthy cheap.
For me Kiev would be the best option, as much as I've had some crazy experiences in smaller cities in Ukraine, it get's boring very quickly, and there's not many foreigners around to spend time with.
Ryanair has already started flying to Kiev, which is a major bummer of course, but at least you can fly to some cool cities when you need a break.
Minsk could be worthwhile, maybe more WGF than in Ukraine, although girls are less hot. Very few expats living there though. Nightlife I found to be sub par compared to Ukraine. If you did decide on Minsk then I wouldn't worry about prices too much, you can eat in the Belarussian equivalent of Puzhata Hata, which is much better, for about 5-6 Euros for a meal. They have them all over the place. Rents are maybe a bit lower than Kiev, and utility bills are filthy cheap.