Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.2 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Greece instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
BYN10.84
|
$11.58
€10.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.58
BYN7.06
|
$7.08
€6.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN1.25
|
$1.87
€1.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BYN0.69
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
|
pay 95.5% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
BYN0.80
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
BYN4.58
|
$4.56
€4.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.07
BYN4.08
|
$5.03
€4.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.99
BYN1.95
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.28
BYN2.52
|
$3.34
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN0.89
|
$0.79
€0.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
BYN1.18
|
$0.80
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BYN1.17
|
$0.58
€0.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
BYN1.75
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
BYN0.47
|
$0.46
€0.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
BYN0.42
|
$0.41
€0.36
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.42
BYN4.77
|
$8.41
€7.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.80
BYN25.23
|
$36.15
€31.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,746.20
BYN29,050.26
|
$19,836.21
€17,394.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
BYN5.24
|
$12.35
€10.83
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.56
BYN18.83
|
$33.91
€29.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.12
BYN425.76
|
$377.49
€331.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.28
BYN288.18
|
$296.91
€260.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.35
BYN63.73
|
$138.63
€121.56
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$454.92
BYN896.21
|
$323.64
€283.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,014.46
BYN17,758.63
|
$6,014.67
€5,274.27
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.79
BYN1.56
|
$3.93
€3.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
BYN2.22
|
$3.06
€2.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.35
BYN2.65
|
$4.73
€4.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.22
BYN49.69
|
$41.50
€36.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.18
BYN6.27
|
$8.16
€7.16
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.64
BYN82.03
|
$70.87
€62.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.30
BYN63.63
|
$32.81
€28.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.25
BYN132.49
|
$73.51
€64.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.92
BYN141.68
|
$94.08
€82.50
|
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