Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 11.7% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
Armenia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,785
|
$7.76
BYN25.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,531
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD356
|
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD170
|
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
Armenia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD220
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,451
|
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,870
|
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD794
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,073
|
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD221
|
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD322
|
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD286
|
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD281
|
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD134
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD117
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 21.5% more for transportation
Armenia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,747
|
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,226
|
$16.41
BYN53.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD10,125,473
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,188.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,316
|
$5.84
BYN19.08
|
|
pay 50.1% less for housing
Armenia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,924
|
$12.49
BYN40.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD260,565
|
$253.76
BYN828.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD184,637
|
$164.77
BYN538.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD33,957
|
$47.75
BYN155.92
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Armenia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD71,160
|
$713.88
BYN2,331.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,211,864
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,025.49
|
|
pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD537
|
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD945
|
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD754
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD20,149
|
$29.31
BYN95.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD2,025
|
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,746
|
$61.92
BYN202.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,733
|
$37.03
BYN120.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD38,693
|
$82.08
BYN268.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,644
|
$92.90
BYN303.35
|
|
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