Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.6 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.75
|
$19.51
ISK2,681
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.17
|
$16.45
ISK2,260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$2.70
ISK371
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$1.95
ISK268
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$3.16
ISK433
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.16
|
$6.72
ISK923
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$6.27
ISK862
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$6.03
ISK828
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$7.60
ISK1,044
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$1.01
ISK139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$1.15
ISK159
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$1.71
ISK235
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$8.42
ISK1,157
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.48
|
$68.29
ISK9,383
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,886.08
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,456,401
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
$23.23
ISK3,191
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.07
|
$74.47
ISK10,232
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN802.12
|
$1,518.94
ISK208,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.88
|
$1,325.48
ISK182,107
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.38
|
$66.99
ISK9,204
|
|
pay 6.2% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,147.96
|
$254.97
ISK35,030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,053.59
|
$5,993.83
ISK823,492
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$9.37
ISK1,288
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.61
|
$4.61
ISK634
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$11.22
ISK1,541
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.91
|
$60.00
ISK8,244
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
$13.94
ISK1,915
|
|
pay 87.3% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.70
|
$108.23
ISK14,870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.08
|
$59.73
ISK8,207
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.92
|
$146.94
ISK20,188
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN269.02
|
$169.24
ISK23,252
|
|
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