Cost of living comparison
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Ecuador vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary
Ecuador is 0.4% more expensive than Belarus overall.
Ecuador vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 27.7% less for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.13
BYN27.54
|
$3.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.06
BYN18.26
|
$6.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
BYN2.47
|
$0.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.60
|
$0.70
|
|
Belarus vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants
pay 4.4% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
BYN2.10
|
$1.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
BYN10.87
|
$3.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
BYN10.11
|
$4.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
BYN4.63
|
$2.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
BYN6.40
|
$2.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BYN1.98
|
$0.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BYN2.48
|
$0.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
BYN2.75
|
$0.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BYN3.24
|
$0.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BYN0.82
|
$0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BYN1.08
|
$0.43
|
|
Belarus vs. Ecuador - Cost of groceries
pay 13.4% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.28
BYN9.91
|
$2.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
BYN44.63
|
$19.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,373.99
BYN61,445.50
|
$21,347.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.26
BYN15.88
|
$12.14
|
|
Belarus vs. Ecuador - Cost of transportation
pay 5.6% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
BYN41.61
|
$27.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.81
BYN1,012.76
|
$337.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.01
BYN681.62
|
$242.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.74
BYN147.00
|
$45.32
|
|
Belarus vs. Ecuador - Cost of housing
pay 47.5% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$337.47
BYN1,017.77
|
$310.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,502.72
BYN52,786.10
|
$5,243.49
|
|
Belarus vs. Ecuador - Cost of childcare
pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
BYN4.88
|
$2.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
BYN5.61
|
$2.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BYN7.30
|
$5.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.16
BYN100.00
|
$31.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN13.77
|
$6.28
|
|
Belarus vs. Ecuador - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 1.9% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
BYN147.90
|
$61.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.02
BYN132.77
|
$41.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.41
BYN314.89
|
$106.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
BYN293.40
|
$76.17
|
|
Belarus vs. Ecuador - Cost of clothing
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