Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 37.5% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK133.80
|
$7.76
BYN25.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.17
|
$4.84
BYN15.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.94
|
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK18.92
|
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
|
pay 54.2% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK17.98
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.52
|
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.09
|
$2.94
BYN9.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.18
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.32
|
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.11
|
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.54
|
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.70
|
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.23
|
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.40
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 64.8% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.33
|
$3.40
BYN11.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK549.66
|
$16.41
BYN53.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK276,415.70
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,135.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK160.51
|
$5.84
BYN19.06
|
|
pay 70.0% less for housing
Denmark
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK227.33
|
$12.49
BYN40.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,268.91
|
$253.76
BYN828.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,783.96
|
$164.77
BYN537.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,111.18
|
$47.75
BYN155.80
|
|
pay 86.5% more for childcare
Denmark
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,903.95
|
$713.88
BYN2,329.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,560.81
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,000.60
|
|
pay 65.2% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.18
|
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK35.81
|
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.05
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK252.09
|
$29.31
BYN95.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.21
|
$4.24
BYN13.83
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK673.04
|
$61.92
BYN202.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK294.44
|
$37.03
BYN120.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK681.54
|
$82.08
BYN267.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK956.14
|
$92.90
BYN303.12
|
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