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China vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary

China is 23.7% more expensive than Belarus overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.9% less in China
Groceries: pay 47.5% more in China
Transportation: pay 28.8% more in China
Housing: pay 1.7% more in China
Childcare: pay 67.5% more in China
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.2% more in China
Clothing: pay 13.1% less in China

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing in China are more expensive than in Belarus. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in China.

China vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in China instead of Belarus, you would:

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pay 28.9% less for restaurants

	Belarus	China
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.88 BYN26.94	$2.90 CN¥20.50	-63.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 BYN18.23	$5.02 CN¥35.49	-6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 BYN2.04	$0.47 CN¥3.36	-20.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 BYN1.27	$0.28 CN¥1.96	-25.7%
Average			-28.9%

Belarus vs. China - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.5% more for groceries

	Belarus	China
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 BYN1.86	$1.63 CN¥11.52	+199.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.03 BYN10.36	$6.32 CN¥44.71	+108.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.53 BYN8.63	$6.70 CN¥47.44	+165.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 BYN4.38	$1.56 CN¥11.05	+21.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.61 BYN5.50	$1.52 CN¥10.78	-5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.52 BYN1.77	$0.74 CN¥5.25	+43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 BYN2.49	$0.55 CN¥3.86	-25.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 BYN2.64	$0.62 CN¥4.41	-19.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 BYN2.82	$0.50 CN¥3.57	-39.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 BYN0.80	$0.30 CN¥2.13	+29.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.94	$0.39 CN¥2.79	+43.6%
Average			+47.5%

Belarus vs. China - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.8% more for transportation

	Belarus	China
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.93 BYN10.00	$4.34 CN¥30.68	+48.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.40 BYN42.36	$20.32 CN¥143.78	+63.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,403.97 BYN59,467.36	$19,143.98 CN¥135,449.43	+10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.24 BYN14.48	$3.94 CN¥27.89	-7.0%
Average			+28.8%

Belarus vs. China - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.7% more for housing

	Belarus	China
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.01 BYN41.03	$11.18 CN¥79.08	-6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.15 BYN1,018.75	$304.90 CN¥2,157.22	+2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.17 BYN612.19	$195.65 CN¥1,384.25	+9.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.09 BYN136.98	$41.04 CN¥290.39	+2.4%
Average			+1.7%

Belarus vs. China - Cost of housing

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pay 67.5% more for childcare

	Belarus	China
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$281.30 BYN961.16	$390.25 CN¥2,761.13	+38.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,896.64 BYN26,981.92	$15,493.57 CN¥109,621.66	+96.2%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Belarus	China
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 BYN3.36	$1.04 CN¥7.37	+5.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 BYN4.94	$2.84 CN¥20.07	+96.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.66 BYN5.68	$3.36 CN¥23.77	+102.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.82 BYN101.90	$41.13 CN¥290.99	+37.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 BYN12.10	$5.98 CN¥42.33	+69.0%
Average			+62.2%

Belarus vs. China - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.1% less for clothing

	Belarus	China
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.44 BYN145.02	$45.93 CN¥324.95	+8.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.20 BYN133.93	$30.93 CN¥218.85	-21.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.42 BYN336.27	$71.26 CN¥504.18	-27.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 BYN282.59	$72.88 CN¥515.65	-11.9%
Average			-13.1%

Belarus vs. China - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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