Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 5.5% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Belarus
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
Zambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$12.98
BYN42.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,831.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
|
pay 38.0% less for housing
Zambia
|
Belarus
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$10.11
BYN33.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$245.08
BYN801.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$157.93
BYN516.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$40.75
BYN133.25
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Zambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$350.75
BYN1,146.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,036.36
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$30.83
BYN100.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
|
pay 39.3% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$61.63
BYN201.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$32.72
BYN106.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$79.42
BYN259.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$82.20
BYN268.75
|
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