Cost of living comparison
Finland is 2.3 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Finland instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.39
|
$13.74
€12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.83
|
$9.50
€8.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.46
|
$2.59
€2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$1.76
€1.65
|
|
pay 93.7% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.69
|
$4.01
€3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.63
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.40
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.84
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.89
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.11
|
$8.90
€8.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.72
|
$58.04
€54.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,354.98
|
$29,560.99
€27,613.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.12
|
$20.72
€19.35
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.89
|
$23.03
€21.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN830.63
|
$744.51
€695.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN539.34
|
$617.65
€576.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN156.29
|
$96.36
€90.01
|
|
pay 35.3% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,336.75
|
$346.47
€323.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,102.40
|
$7,931.98
€7,409.31
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.14
|
$7.11
€6.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.47
|
$4.18
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.55
|
$9.96
€9.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.95
|
$43.96
€41.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.87
|
$15.18
€14.18
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.69
|
$89.09
€83.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN121.21
|
$36.28
€33.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN268.66
|
$81.40
€76.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN304.08
|
$117.91
€110.14
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Finland or Belarus. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.