Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 49.8% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 23.6% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.84
|
$3.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.22
|
$6.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.99
|
$0.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.34
|
$0.60
|
|
pay 56.4% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
$1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.20
|
$2.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.77
|
$4.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.92
|
$1.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.19
|
$2.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.40
|
$0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
$0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.76
|
$0.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 75.2% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.14
|
$2.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.65
|
$17.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN54,102.52
|
$22,909.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.11
|
$12.40
|
|
pay 83.9% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.21
|
$33.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN805.34
|
$347.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN518.96
|
$270.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.92
|
$36.41
|
|
pay 9.6% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,152.57
|
$219.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,122.09
|
$6,167.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.26
|
$2.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.62
|
$2.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.07
|
$5.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN101.32
|
$32.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.36
|
$6.62
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN202.51
|
$52.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.51
|
$44.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN260.97
|
$95.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN270.10
|
$81.02
|
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