Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 89.1% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.32
|
$12.50
$2,412.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
$12.50
$2,412.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$1.50
$289.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$2.67
$514.67
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.36
$263.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$10.00
$1,930.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
$6.37
$1,229.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$5.33
$1,029.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$4.48
$864.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$0.91
$175.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$1.25
$241.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$1.81
$350.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$2.36
$455.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$1.04
$201.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$1.82
$350.78
|
|
pay 23.3% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
$3.94
$759.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.58
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,173.86
|
$5,069.87
$978,485.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.07
|
$13.44
$2,594.29
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.79
|
$49.87
$9,625.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.47
|
$680.33
$131,304.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN537.93
|
$158.33
$30,558.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.88
|
$209.64
$40,460.75
|
|
pay 84.5% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,330.65
|
$132.44
$25,561.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,018.57
|
$1,227.33
$236,875.07
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$2.50
$482.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$3.67
$707.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$6.87
$1,326.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.70
|
$66.50
$12,834.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
$9.87
$1,905.85
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.16
|
$11.22
$2,164.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.89
|
$26.58
$5,130.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN267.96
|
$48.33
$9,328.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.29
|
$36.50
$7,044.47
|
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