Cost of living comparison

Belarus

compared to

Slovakia

Slovakia vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary

Slovakia is 66.5% more expensive than Belarus overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.0% more in Slovakia
Groceries: pay 56.8% more in Slovakia
Transportation: pay 80.1% more in Slovakia
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Slovakia
Childcare: pay 7.6% less in Slovakia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.1% more in Slovakia
Clothing: pay 6.9% less in Slovakia

The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Slovakia are more expensive than in Belarus. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Slovakia. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Slovakia.

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Slovakia vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Slovakia instead of Belarus, you would:

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pay 35.0% more for restaurants

	Belarus	Slovakia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.13 BYN27.54	$8.84 €7.87	-3.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.06 BYN18.26	$8.92 €7.94	+47.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BYN2.47	$1.86 €1.66	+127.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 BYN1.60	$1.41 €1.26	+165.8%
Average			+35.0%

Belarus vs. Slovakia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.8% more for groceries

	Belarus	Slovakia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 BYN2.10	$1.40 €1.25	+101.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 BYN10.87	$5.92 €5.27	+64.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 BYN10.11	$3.92 €3.49	+17.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.53 BYN4.63	$3.72 €3.31	+142.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 BYN6.40	$3.31 €2.94	+55.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BYN1.98	$0.83 €0.74	+27.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 BYN2.48	$0.84 €0.75	+2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BYN2.75	$1.03 €0.92	+12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 BYN3.24	$1.75 €1.56	+63.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.82	$0.61 €0.54	+125.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 BYN1.08	$0.64 €0.57	+79.2%
Average			+56.8%

Belarus vs. Slovakia - Cost of groceries

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pay 80.1% more for transportation

	Belarus	Slovakia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.28 BYN9.91	$6.85 €6.10	+108.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.80 BYN44.63	$29.63 €26.37	+100.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,373.99 BYN61,445.50	$25,866.96 €23,022.52	+27.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.26 BYN15.88	$12.42 €11.06	+136.0%
Average			+80.1%

Belarus vs. Slovakia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Belarus	Slovakia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.80 BYN41.61	$19.25 €17.14	+39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.81 BYN1,012.76	$608.23 €541.35	+81.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$226.01 BYN681.62	$502.60 €447.34	+122.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.74 BYN147.00	$194.53 €173.14	+299.1%
Average			+118.5%

Belarus vs. Slovakia - Cost of housing

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pay 7.6% less for childcare

	Belarus	Slovakia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$337.47 BYN1,017.77	$469.66 €418.02	+39.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,502.72 BYN52,786.10	$10,742.31 €9,561.04	-38.6%
Average			-7.6%

Belarus vs. Slovakia - Cost of childcare

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pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Belarus	Slovakia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 BYN4.88	$2.27 €2.02	+40.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 BYN5.61	$2.69 €2.40	+44.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.42 BYN7.30	$6.08 €5.41	+151.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.16 BYN100.00	$42.98 €38.25	+29.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 BYN13.77	$8.85 €7.88	+93.9%
Average			+59.1%

Belarus vs. Slovakia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.9% less for clothing

	Belarus	Slovakia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.04 BYN147.90	$68.85 €61.28	+40.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.02 BYN132.77	$34.33 €30.56	-22.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.41 BYN314.89	$79.79 €71.02	-23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.29 BYN293.40	$87.22 €77.63	-10.3%
Average			-6.9%

Belarus vs. Slovakia - Cost of clothing

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