Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 11.8% cheaper than Turkey.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 13.5% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 43.3% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
|
pay 26.0% less for housing
Turkey
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
|
pay 7.4% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
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