Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 63.0% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 79.5% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.31
|
$9.57
€8.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.78
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$1.54
€1.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
pay 35.9% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$4.41
€4.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.60
|
$3.12
€2.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 96.6% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.08
|
$7.86
€7.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.55
|
$38.99
€36.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,135.05
|
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.06
|
$10.59
€9.83
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.77
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.00
|
$706.14
€655.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN537.63
|
$551.18
€511.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.80
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
|
pay 34.6% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,329.34
|
$353.18
€327.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,000.60
|
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
|
pay 88.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$2.08
€1.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.65
|
$38.08
€35.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.83
|
$7.48
€6.95
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.05
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.82
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN267.81
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.12
|
$82.02
€76.17
|
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