Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 87.5% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.33
|
$9.42
₡4,718
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
$8.16
₡4,090
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$1.73
₡865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$1.50
₡754
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.87
₡938
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$4.15
₡2,080
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
$6.45
₡3,233
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$2.63
₡1,319
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$3.92
₡1,963
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$1.85
₡926
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.66
₡331
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$1.26
₡630
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$0.97
₡484
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.92
₡463
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$1.08
₡542
|
|
pay 96.0% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
$5.58
₡2,798
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.59
|
$44.09
₡22,092
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,188.80
|
$25,829.98
₡12,943,429
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.08
|
$13.39
₡6,708
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.80
|
$53.15
₡26,632
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.64
|
$813.71
₡407,752
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN538.04
|
$522.16
₡261,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.92
|
$64.83
₡32,486
|
|
pay 31.7% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,331.15
|
$366.72
₡183,762
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,025.49
|
$8,358.53
₡4,188,466
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$2.88
₡1,444
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$2.93
₡1,466
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$4.48
₡2,246
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.72
|
$55.95
₡28,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
$7.18
₡3,597
|
|
pay 8.9% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.20
|
$66.61
₡33,377
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.92
|
$44.99
₡22,547
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN268.02
|
$101.09
₡50,658
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.35
|
$77.50
₡38,835
|
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