Cost of living comparison
Romania is 16.9% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Romania instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 55.9% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Romania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.32
|
$6.92
RON32.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
$5.40
RON25.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$1.30
RON6.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$1.20
RON5.61
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.92
RON4.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$3.06
RON14.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
$4.98
RON23.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$2.57
RON11.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$2.23
RON10.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$0.43
RON2.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.59
RON2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$0.58
RON2.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$0.87
RON4.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.29
RON1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.31
RON1.44
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
$6.47
RON30.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.58
|
$18.36
RON85.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,173.86
|
$19,112.96
RON89,320.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.07
|
$5.47
RON25.56
|
|
pay 30.8% more for housing
Belarus
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.79
|
$8.88
RON41.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.47
|
$288.89
RON1,350.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN537.93
|
$212.37
RON992.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.88
|
$100.05
RON467.55
|
|
pay 52.3% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,330.65
|
$311.36
RON1,455.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,018.57
|
$5,083.75
RON23,757.91
|
|
pay 65.2% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$1.58
RON7.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$1.81
RON8.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$4.90
RON22.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.70
|
$35.37
RON165.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
$6.08
RON28.43
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Romania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.16
|
$57.53
RON268.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.89
|
$31.55
RON147.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN267.96
|
$70.03
RON327.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.29
|
$77.90
RON364.06
|
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