Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 3.0% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 13.4% less for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD262.97
|
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD228.36
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.86
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD54.29
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
Macedonia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.84
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD206.72
|
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD266.90
|
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD117.11
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD166.48
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.37
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.65
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.79
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD41.26
|
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.29
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.69
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD314.17
|
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,253.95
|
$12.98
BYN42.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,645,207.79
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,831.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
|
pay 26.7% less for housing
Macedonia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD982.43
|
$10.11
BYN33.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD13,051.59
|
$245.08
BYN801.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD10,085.06
|
$157.93
BYN516.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,152.49
|
$40.75
BYN133.25
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,844.07
|
$350.75
BYN1,146.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD97,781.53
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,036.36
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD95.36
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD84.67
|
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD154.47
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,352.31
|
$30.83
BYN100.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD252.13
|
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,288.39
|
$61.63
BYN201.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,084.84
|
$32.72
BYN106.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,609.01
|
$79.42
BYN259.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,387.54
|
$82.20
BYN268.75
|
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