Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.8 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
BYN10.84
|
$15.00
kr1,574
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.58
BYN7.06
|
$12.33
kr1,294
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN1.25
|
$2.20
kr231
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BYN0.69
|
$2.00
kr210
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
BYN0.80
|
$3.14
kr330
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
BYN4.58
|
$5.86
kr615
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.07
BYN4.08
|
$5.16
kr542
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.99
BYN1.95
|
$5.51
kr578
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.28
BYN2.52
|
$7.10
kr745
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN0.89
|
$1.19
kr125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
BYN1.18
|
$1.08
kr114
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BYN1.17
|
$1.13
kr119
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
BYN1.75
|
$1.70
kr179
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
BYN0.47
|
$1.01
kr106
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
BYN0.42
|
$0.66
kr69
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.42
BYN4.77
|
$7.21
kr757
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.80
BYN25.23
|
$85.09
kr8,930
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,746.20
BYN29,050.26
|
$27,857.83
kr2,923,679
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
BYN5.24
|
$21.37
kr2,242
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.56
BYN18.83
|
$66.89
kr7,020
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.12
BYN425.76
|
$1,349.42
kr141,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.28
BYN288.18
|
$1,143.63
kr120,024
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.35
BYN63.73
|
$70.86
kr7,437
|
|
pay 53.9% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$454.92
BYN896.21
|
$277.52
kr29,126
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,014.46
BYN17,758.63
|
$2,822.44
kr296,215
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.79
BYN1.56
|
$7.85
kr824
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
BYN2.22
|
$4.10
kr430
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.35
BYN2.65
|
$11.37
kr1,194
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.22
BYN49.69
|
$63.31
kr6,644
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.18
BYN6.27
|
$11.69
kr1,227
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.64
BYN82.03
|
$117.41
kr12,322
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.30
BYN63.63
|
$55.13
kr5,786
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.25
BYN132.49
|
$156.49
kr16,424
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.92
BYN141.68
|
$191.54
kr20,102
|
|
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