Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 95.3% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 77.0% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 98.6% more for groceries
Egypt
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 63.0% more for transportation
Egypt
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
$12.98
BYN42.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,831.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
|
pay 66.8% more for housing
Egypt
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
$10.11
BYN33.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
$245.08
BYN801.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
$157.93
BYN516.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
$40.75
BYN133.25
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
$350.75
BYN1,146.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,036.36
|
|
pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
$30.83
BYN100.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
|
pay 97.0% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
$61.63
BYN201.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
$32.72
BYN106.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
$79.42
BYN259.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
$82.20
BYN268.75
|
|
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