Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 41.4% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 47.9% less for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Belarus
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 71.1% less for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Belarus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 61.8% less for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
|
pay 73.2% less for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Belarus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
|
pay 13.2% less for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
|
pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
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