Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 2.3 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
United Arab Emirates
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.31
|
$6.94
AED25.50
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.78
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
Belarus
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$4.56
AED16.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.60
|
$6.78
AED24.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$3.24
AED11.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
$0.97
AED3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
$0.72
AED2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.45
AED1.67
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.08
|
$3.41
AED12.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.55
|
$72.17
AED265.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,135.05
|
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.06
|
$9.50
AED34.90
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Belarus
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United Arab Emirates
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.77
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.00
|
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN537.63
|
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.80
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
|
pay 30.4% less for childcare
Belarus
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,329.34
|
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,000.60
|
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$9.51
AED34.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$4.65
AED17.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.65
|
$63.87
AED234.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.83
|
$11.25
AED41.33
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Belarus
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.05
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.82
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN267.81
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.12
|
$97.09
AED356.60
|
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