Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 31.3% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Japan, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Belarus
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 55.6% less for groceries
Japan
|
Belarus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 55.0% less for transportation
Japan
|
Belarus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
$12.98
BYN42.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,831.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
|
pay 57.9% less for housing
Japan
|
Belarus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$10.11
BYN33.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$245.08
BYN801.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$157.93
BYN516.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$40.75
BYN133.25
|
|
pay 3.0% less for childcare
Japan
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$350.75
BYN1,146.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,036.36
|
|
pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$30.83
BYN100.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
|
pay 32.9% more for clothing
Japan
|
Belarus
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$61.63
BYN201.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$32.72
BYN106.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$79.42
BYN259.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$82.20
BYN268.75
|
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