Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.7 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN19.57
|
$16.63
€15.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN12.20
|
$9.41
€8.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN1.90
|
$2.04
€1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.21
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 82.2% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.49
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN8.24
|
$4.31
€4.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN7.43
|
$4.75
€4.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN3.39
|
$3.01
€2.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN4.50
|
$3.87
€3.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.47
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.11
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.23
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN2.67
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN0.88
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN0.78
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN8.57
|
$7.64
€7.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN41.42
|
$113.76
€106.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN53,474.35
|
$32,407.58
€30,199.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN14.74
|
$17.14
€15.98
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN31.53
|
$52.84
€49.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN640.44
|
$1,291.60
€1,203.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN415.84
|
$1,147.51
€1,069.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN120.50
|
$156.48
€145.82
|
|
pay 6.8% more for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN1,801.69
|
$893.73
€832.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN24,751.72
|
$8,678.25
€8,086.83
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN2.42
|
$5.53
€5.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN4.22
|
$3.60
€3.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN4.28
|
$15.83
€14.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN73.98
|
$59.94
€55.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN10.70
|
$11.50
€10.72
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN156.28
|
$76.22
€71.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN93.45
|
$37.26
€34.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN207.14
|
$85.01
€79.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN234.45
|
$90.50
€84.34
|
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