Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 5.9 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 49.7% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 14.0% more for transportation
Tonga
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.98
BYN42.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,831.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
|
pay 87.0% less for housing
Tonga
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$10.11
BYN33.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$245.08
BYN801.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$157.93
BYN516.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$40.75
BYN133.25
|
|
pay 32.5 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$350.75
BYN1,146.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,036.36
|
|
pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$30.83
BYN100.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$61.63
BYN201.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$32.72
BYN106.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$79.42
BYN259.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$82.20
BYN268.75
|
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