Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 84.7% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 52.0% more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
$7.76
BYN25.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
$4.84
BYN15.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
|
pay 47.7% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
$2.94
BYN9.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
$3.40
BYN11.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
$16.41
BYN53.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,135.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
$5.84
BYN19.06
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Colombia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
$12.49
BYN40.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
$253.76
BYN828.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
$164.77
BYN537.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
$47.75
BYN155.80
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
$713.88
BYN2,329.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,000.60
|
|
pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
$29.31
BYN95.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
$4.24
BYN13.83
|
|
pay 57.5% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
$61.92
BYN202.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
$37.03
BYN120.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
$82.08
BYN267.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
$92.90
BYN303.12
|
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