Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 17.4% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 8.0% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.33
|
$7.74
R149.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$0.87
R16.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.65
R12.56
|
|
pay 5.7% more for groceries
Belarus
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$3.09
R59.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
$3.51
R67.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$1.85
R35.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$0.61
R11.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.57
R10.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$0.59
R11.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$0.59
R11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.47
R9.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.47
R8.97
|
|
pay 49.7% more for transportation
Belarus
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
$4.65
R89.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.59
|
$40.67
R784.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,188.80
|
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.08
|
$7.53
R145.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Belarus
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.80
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.64
|
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN538.04
|
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.92
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
|
pay 73.3% less for childcare
Belarus
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,331.15
|
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,025.49
|
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
|
pay 32.1% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$1.70
R32.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$1.67
R32.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.72
|
$30.74
R593.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
$5.40
R104.14
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
Belarus
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.20
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.92
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN268.02
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.35
|
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
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