Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 1.2% cheaper than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 24.2% more for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.72
UZS72,509.19
|
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
UZS50,732.30
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,151.49
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
UZS3,237.27
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,140.51
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
UZS44,073.35
|
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
UZS52,772.32
|
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.77
UZS22,476.99
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
UZS22,019.65
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
UZS8,088.39
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
UZS10,166.09
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
UZS12,522.07
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
UZS9,661.50
|
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
UZS3,130.78
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,739.78
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
UZS49,012.68
|
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
UZS126,830.74
|
$12.98
BYN42.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,000.00
UZS190,246,107.20
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,831.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
UZS37,732.14
|
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.54
UZS171,710.57
|
$10.11
BYN33.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$482.98
UZS6,125,640.15
|
$245.08
BYN801.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.67
UZS4,130,464.04
|
$157.93
BYN516.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.75
UZS390,030.69
|
$40.75
BYN133.25
|
|
pay 10.9% more for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.32
UZS2,933,856.55
|
$350.75
BYN1,146.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,431.60
UZS94,255,593.33
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,036.36
|
|
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
UZS13,317.23
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
UZS22,849.79
|
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
UZS25,366.15
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.55
UZS564,992.01
|
$30.83
BYN100.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
UZS39,758.11
|
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.87
UZS505,736.90
|
$61.63
BYN201.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.71
UZS681,205.48
|
$32.72
BYN106.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
UZS1,135,882.73
|
$79.42
BYN259.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.81
UZS1,532,288.14
|
$82.20
BYN268.75
|
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