Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.5 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Italy instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
BYN10.84
|
$14.35
€12.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.58
BYN7.06
|
$8.28
€7.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN1.25
|
$2.18
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BYN0.69
|
$1.09
€0.95
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
BYN0.80
|
$1.63
€1.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
BYN4.58
|
$6.40
€5.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.07
BYN4.08
|
$4.35
€3.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.99
BYN1.95
|
$2.89
€2.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.28
BYN2.52
|
$4.02
€3.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN0.89
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
BYN1.18
|
$0.76
€0.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BYN1.17
|
$0.86
€0.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
BYN1.75
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
BYN0.47
|
$0.60
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
BYN0.42
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.42
BYN4.77
|
$8.47
€7.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.80
BYN25.23
|
$36.88
€32.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,746.20
BYN29,050.26
|
$23,486.94
€20,595.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
BYN5.24
|
$16.94
€14.86
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.56
BYN18.83
|
$29.40
€25.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.12
BYN425.76
|
$560.05
€491.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.28
BYN288.18
|
$428.17
€375.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.35
BYN63.73
|
$132.43
€116.13
|
|
pay 0.2% more for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$454.92
BYN896.21
|
$431.71
€378.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,014.46
BYN17,758.63
|
$9,518.89
€8,347.12
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.79
BYN1.56
|
$4.48
€3.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
BYN2.22
|
$1.48
€1.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.35
BYN2.65
|
$5.97
€5.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.22
BYN49.69
|
$48.62
€42.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.18
BYN6.27
|
$8.84
€7.75
|
|
pay 38.7% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.64
BYN82.03
|
$72.84
€63.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.30
BYN63.63
|
$34.55
€30.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.25
BYN132.49
|
$82.76
€72.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.92
BYN141.68
|
$107.74
€94.48
|
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