Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 2.7 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.33
|
$19.31
kr135.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
$12.00
kr84.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$3.60
kr25.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$2.73
kr19.11
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$2.59
kr18.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$5.70
kr39.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
$6.51
kr45.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$4.07
kr28.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$4.95
kr34.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$1.31
kr9.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$1.38
kr9.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$1.40
kr9.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$1.76
kr12.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.84
kr5.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.78
kr5.45
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
$8.13
kr56.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.59
|
$79.32
kr555.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,188.80
|
$39,887.40
kr279,283.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.08
|
$23.16
kr162.18
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.80
|
$32.80
kr229.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.64
|
$904.62
kr6,333.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN538.04
|
$690.34
kr4,833.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.92
|
$160.35
kr1,122.70
|
|
pay 46.0% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,331.15
|
$419.05
kr2,934.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,025.49
|
$4,842.90
kr33,909.02
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$6.81
kr47.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$5.17
kr36.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$8.52
kr59.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.72
|
$36.38
kr254.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
$15.61
kr109.33
|
|
pay 35.0% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.20
|
$97.12
kr680.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.92
|
$42.49
kr297.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN268.02
|
$98.35
kr688.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.35
|
$137.97
kr966.06
|
|
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