Cost of living comparison
Germany is 3.0 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Germany instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.76
|
$13.72
€12.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.17
|
$10.18
€9.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.99
|
$2.83
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$2.48
€2.31
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$2.11
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.16
|
$6.75
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$4.24
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.17
|
$7.19
€6.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.75
|
$1.39
€1.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.11
|
$7.16
€6.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.50
|
$54.61
€50.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,911.46
|
$29,249.82
€27,284.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.07
|
$23.30
€21.73
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.09
|
$49.15
€45.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN802.49
|
$800.45
€746.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN517.13
|
$616.33
€574.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.44
|
$232.30
€216.70
|
|
pay 82.0% more for childcare
Belarus
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,148.50
|
$434.24
€405.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,061.62
|
$12,512.98
€11,672.37
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.25
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.61
|
$3.44
€3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$8.81
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.96
|
$35.42
€33.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.32
|
$12.56
€11.72
|
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pay 30.3% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.79
|
$83.65
€78.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.13
|
$41.29
€38.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN260.05
|
$89.84
€83.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN269.15
|
$120.25
€112.17
|
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