Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 8.9% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 40.8% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.63
|
$7.76
BYN25.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK42.89
|
$4.84
BYN15.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.13
|
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.49
|
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
Croatia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.91
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.04
|
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK28.98
|
$2.94
BYN9.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.83
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK26.95
|
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.32
|
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.84
|
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.07
|
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.11
|
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.74
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.72
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.53
|
$3.40
BYN11.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK271.81
|
$16.41
BYN53.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK168,131.28
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,135.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.28
|
$5.84
BYN19.06
|
|
pay 49.4% less for housing
Croatia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK178.63
|
$12.49
BYN40.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,747.51
|
$253.76
BYN828.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,200.43
|
$164.77
BYN537.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK920.10
|
$47.75
BYN155.80
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Croatia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK991.97
|
$713.88
BYN2,329.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,682.14
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,000.60
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.51
|
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.23
|
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK33.97
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK272.47
|
$29.31
BYN95.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.69
|
$4.24
BYN13.83
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Croatia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK496.60
|
$61.92
BYN202.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK240.02
|
$37.03
BYN120.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK548.64
|
$82.08
BYN267.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK569.47
|
$92.90
BYN303.12
|
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