Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.5 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Israel instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.33
|
$17.90
₪67.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
$14.39
₪54.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$2.50
₪9.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$1.91
₪7.19
|
|
pay 95.2% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$6.33
₪23.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
$6.35
₪23.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$4.41
₪16.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$1.35
₪5.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$1.01
₪3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$0.78
₪2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$0.80
₪3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.57
₪2.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.54
₪2.03
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
$7.29
₪27.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.59
|
$56.84
₪213.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,188.80
|
$38,263.55
₪143,913.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.08
|
$16.01
₪60.20
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.80
|
$27.44
₪103.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.64
|
$937.71
₪3,526.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN538.04
|
$781.37
₪2,938.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.92
|
$174.52
₪656.39
|
|
pay 2.3% more for childcare
Belarus
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,331.15
|
$818.87
₪3,079.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,025.49
|
$8,820.34
₪33,174.18
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$7.83
₪29.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$3.48
₪13.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$9.79
₪36.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.72
|
$63.71
₪239.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
$11.62
₪43.72
|
|
pay 37.8% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.20
|
$86.13
₪323.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.92
|
$53.49
₪201.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN268.02
|
$109.65
₪412.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.35
|
$124.42
₪467.94
|
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