Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 4.8% cheaper than Namibia.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 4.4% less for restaurants
Namibia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 23.5% less for groceries
Namibia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 25.3% less for transportation
Namibia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$12.98
BYN42.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,831.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
|
pay 45.8% less for housing
Namibia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$10.11
BYN33.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$245.08
BYN801.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$157.93
BYN516.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$40.75
BYN133.25
|
|
pay 60.1% more for childcare
Namibia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$350.75
BYN1,146.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,036.36
|
|
pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$30.83
BYN100.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
|
pay 27.9% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$61.63
BYN201.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$32.72
BYN106.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$79.42
BYN259.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$82.20
BYN268.75
|
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