Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 21.0% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.4% less for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.47
|
$3.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.88
|
$6.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.47
|
$0.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.58
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 22.2% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
$1.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.72
|
$2.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.66
|
$3.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.41
|
$1.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.86
|
$2.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.92
|
$0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.74
|
$0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.90
|
$0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.47
|
$0.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.02
|
$0.46
|
|
pay 32.0% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.15
|
$2.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.89
|
$17.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,575.17
|
$24,150.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.18
|
$13.73
|
|
pay 64.5% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN41.02
|
$36.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN833.27
|
$339.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN541.05
|
$251.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN156.79
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 53.4% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,344.17
|
$214.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,204.32
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 85.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.15
|
$1.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.49
|
$2.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.57
|
$5.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN96.26
|
$35.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.92
|
$6.18
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN203.33
|
$54.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN121.59
|
$42.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN269.51
|
$91.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN305.05
|
$77.33
|
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