Cost of living comparison
Russia is 75.8% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Russia instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 75.2% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
BYN18.64
|
$10.05
₽633.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.58
BYN12.13
|
$6.50
₽409.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.14
|
$1.10
₽69.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BYN1.19
|
$0.57
₽35.90
|
|
pay 92.0% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
BYN1.37
|
$0.74
₽46.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
BYN7.89
|
$6.12
₽385.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.07
BYN7.01
|
$4.79
₽302.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.99
BYN3.35
|
$1.88
₽118.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.28
BYN4.34
|
$2.54
₽160.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.53
|
$0.93
₽58.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
BYN2.03
|
$0.80
₽50.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BYN2.01
|
$0.93
₽58.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
BYN3.01
|
$1.57
₽99.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
BYN0.81
|
$0.48
₽29.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
BYN0.72
|
$0.37
₽23.20
|
|
pay 97.6% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.42
BYN8.20
|
$3.32
₽209.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.80
BYN43.38
|
$26.69
₽1,683.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,746.20
BYN49,962.56
|
$40,723.29
₽2,568,621.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
BYN9.01
|
$4.48
₽282.50
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.56
BYN32.38
|
$9.10
₽573.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.12
BYN732.25
|
$429.22
₽27,072.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.28
BYN495.63
|
$297.58
₽18,769.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.35
BYN109.60
|
$100.47
₽6,337.35
|
|
pay 29.5% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$454.92
BYN1,541.36
|
$310.74
₽19,599.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,014.46
BYN30,542.47
|
$6,542.10
₽412,643.12
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.79
BYN2.68
|
$2.22
₽140.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
BYN3.82
|
$2.43
₽153.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.35
BYN4.56
|
$3.03
₽190.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.22
BYN85.46
|
$42.79
₽2,698.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.18
BYN10.78
|
$5.70
₽359.77
|
|
pay 79.6% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.64
BYN141.08
|
$87.55
₽5,522.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.30
BYN109.43
|
$56.71
₽3,577.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.25
BYN227.86
|
$106.20
₽6,698.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.92
BYN243.66
|
$125.51
₽7,916.59
|
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