Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 38.5% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.80
|
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
|
pay 61.6% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.43
|
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.56
|
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
|
pay 10.4% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.10
|
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.92
|
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.77
|
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
|
pay 14.0% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.16
|
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
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