Cost of living comparison
Russia is 11.0% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Russia instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.78
|
$6.85
RUB620.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.18
|
$4.21
RUB380.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.99
|
$0.84
RUB76.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.41
RUB36.83
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
$0.49
RUB44.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.17
|
$3.93
RUB355.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.75
|
$3.21
RUB290.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$1.21
RUB109.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.17
|
$1.72
RUB156.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.56
RUB50.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.40
|
$0.56
RUB50.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.75
RUB67.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.75
|
$0.90
RUB81.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.22
RUB19.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.22
RUB19.79
|
|
pay 30.4% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.12
|
$2.21
RUB200.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.53
|
$19.07
RUB1,726.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,959.39
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,613,696.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.08
|
$4.42
RUB400.34
|
|
pay 24.1% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.12
|
$6.26
RUB566.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN803.21
|
$317.16
RUB28,713.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN517.59
|
$217.57
RUB19,697.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.56
|
$68.11
RUB6,166.66
|
|
pay 16.4% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,149.52
|
$212.06
RUB19,198.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,076.79
|
$5,562.55
RUB503,598.10
|
|
pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.25
|
$1.50
RUB135.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.61
|
$1.72
RUB155.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.06
|
$2.19
RUB198.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN101.05
|
$29.01
RUB2,626.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.33
|
$4.18
RUB378.43
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.97
|
$58.04
RUB5,254.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.22
|
$36.63
RUB3,316.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN260.28
|
$78.11
RUB7,071.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN269.39
|
$78.83
RUB7,136.77
|
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