Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 50.1% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 36.8% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
pay 47.1% more for groceries
Belarus
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Belarus
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
Belarus
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
|
pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
Belarus
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
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