Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 53.9% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Norway, you would:
pay 72.2% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK198.79
|
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK125.78
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.13
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK26.98
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 60.6% less for groceries
Norway
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK31.73
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.09
|
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK79.33
|
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK39.95
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.23
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.12
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.36
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.30
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.03
|
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.02
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.86
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 69.9% less for transportation
Norway
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.14
|
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK799.96
|
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK361,811.22
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK230.83
|
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
|
pay 76.5% less for housing
Norway
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK543.66
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,285.36
|
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,557.73
|
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,424.01
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
|
pay 5.4% less for childcare
Norway
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,153.88
|
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,116.30
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
|
pay 69.4% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK99.35
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.15
|
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK145.20
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK464.24
|
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK141.28
|
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
Norway
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK888.87
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK440.39
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK989.13
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,321.51
|
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
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