Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 3.9 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳188.86
|
$7.76
BYN25.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳500.27
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.40
|
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.12
|
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
|
pay 72.1% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.67
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳393.25
|
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳290.81
|
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳119.73
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳107.95
|
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳85.64
|
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.94
|
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳81.89
|
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.73
|
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.18
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.17
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 4.2% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳395.97
|
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,742.15
|
$16.41
BYN53.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,988,094.21
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,173.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳395.47
|
$5.84
BYN19.07
|
|
pay 91.9% more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,297.35
|
$12.49
BYN40.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,176.77
|
$253.76
BYN828.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,763.61
|
$164.77
BYN537.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,804.55
|
$47.75
BYN155.88
|
|
pay 16.0 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,435.85
|
$713.88
BYN2,330.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳116,795.62
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,018.57
|
|
pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳399.49
|
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳172.40
|
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳301.69
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,316.37
|
$29.31
BYN95.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳463.47
|
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,197.43
|
$61.92
BYN202.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,289.43
|
$37.03
BYN120.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,285.21
|
$82.08
BYN267.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,062.40
|
$92.90
BYN303.29
|
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