Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 10.5% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,905
|
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER428
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 59.1% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER379
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER982
|
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,642
|
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,370
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER647
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER204
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER569
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER310
|
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 58.8% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,738
|
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,846
|
$12.98
BYN42.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,009,604
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,831.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER8,012
|
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
|
pay 36.5% less for housing
Yemen
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,977
|
$10.11
BYN33.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER62,034
|
$245.08
BYN801.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,830
|
$157.93
BYN516.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,328
|
$40.75
BYN133.25
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,271
|
$350.75
BYN1,146.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER852,340
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,036.36
|
|
pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER711
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER943
|
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,466
|
$30.83
BYN100.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,266
|
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
|
pay 25.5% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,989
|
$61.63
BYN201.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,804
|
$32.72
BYN106.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,500
|
$79.42
BYN259.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,361
|
$82.20
BYN268.75
|
|
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