Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.7 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Norway instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.27
|
$17.76
kr191.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.75
|
$11.40
kr122.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$2.93
kr31.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.56
|
$2.64
kr28.42
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$2.64
kr28.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.64
|
$5.47
kr58.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.59
|
$7.09
kr76.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
$3.54
kr38.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.81
|
$5.56
kr59.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
$1.28
kr13.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
$0.99
kr10.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$1.26
kr13.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.44
|
$1.66
kr17.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.13
|
$0.92
kr9.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$1.02
kr10.92
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.06
|
$7.56
kr81.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.46
|
$69.76
kr750.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,029.87
|
$32,415.05
kr348,662.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.03
|
$21.33
kr229.42
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.70
|
$50.38
kr541.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN826.74
|
$954.57
kr10,267.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN536.81
|
$754.37
kr8,114.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.56
|
$157.28
kr1,691.73
|
|
pay 52.9% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,325.79
|
$315.96
kr3,398.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN31,951.92
|
$4,907.04
kr52,781.14
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.12
|
$8.74
kr94.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.45
|
$4.01
kr43.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.53
|
$13.22
kr142.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.50
|
$41.00
kr441.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.81
|
$12.96
kr139.42
|
|
pay 25.0% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN201.74
|
$78.39
kr843.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.64
|
$42.70
kr459.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN267.40
|
$99.39
kr1,069.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN302.66
|
$127.08
kr1,366.85
|
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