Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.9 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN19.57
|
$17.84
kr2,483
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN12.20
|
$14.27
kr1,986
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN1.90
|
$2.32
kr323
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.21
|
$2.12
kr296
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.49
|
$3.42
kr477
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN8.24
|
$5.98
kr833
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN7.43
|
$5.33
kr741
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN3.39
|
$5.66
kr788
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN4.50
|
$7.09
kr988
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.47
|
$1.16
kr162
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.11
|
$0.98
kr137
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.23
|
$1.17
kr163
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN2.67
|
$1.84
kr256
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN0.88
|
$0.96
kr133
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN0.78
|
$0.51
kr71
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN8.57
|
$8.03
kr1,118
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN41.42
|
$77.40
kr10,775
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN53,474.35
|
$29,836.83
kr4,153,883
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN14.74
|
$23.97
kr3,337
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN31.53
|
$62.40
kr8,688
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN640.44
|
$1,437.14
kr200,079
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN415.84
|
$1,215.63
kr169,239
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN120.50
|
$68.63
kr9,555
|
|
pay 67.8% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN1,801.69
|
$259.34
kr36,106
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN24,751.72
|
$2,750.10
kr382,869
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN2.42
|
$8.52
kr1,186
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN4.22
|
$4.15
kr578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN4.28
|
$10.64
kr1,481
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN73.98
|
$56.90
kr7,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN10.70
|
$12.27
kr1,709
|
|
pay 74.9% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN156.28
|
$118.08
kr16,438
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN93.45
|
$50.39
kr7,015
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN207.14
|
$151.12
kr21,039
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN234.45
|
$175.20
kr24,391
|
|
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