Cost of living comparison

Belarus

compared to

South Dakota, USA

South Dakota vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary

South Dakota is 2.3 times more expensive than Belarus overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.0% more in South Dakota
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in South Dakota
Transportation: pay 60.0% more in South Dakota
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in South Dakota
Childcare: pay 4.9% more in South Dakota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in South Dakota
Clothing: pay 0.8% more in South Dakota

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and childcare in South Dakota are more expensive than in Belarus. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in South Dakota.

South Dakota vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Dakota instead of Belarus, you would:

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pay 81.0% more for restaurants

	Belarus	South Dakota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.13 BYN27.54	$13.00	+42.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.06 BYN18.26	$10.33	+70.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BYN2.47	$2.53	+208.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 BYN1.60	$2.05	+285.4%
Average			+81.0%

Belarus vs. South Dakota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Belarus	South Dakota
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 BYN2.10	$2.80	+302.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 BYN10.87	$5.94	+64.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 BYN10.11	$3.55	+5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.53 BYN4.63	$4.65	+202.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 BYN6.40	$4.17	+96.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BYN1.98	$1.85	+182.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 BYN2.48	$0.81	-1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BYN2.75	$1.51	+65.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 BYN3.24	$1.69	+57.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.82	$1.22	+350.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 BYN1.08	$1.30	+260.8%
Average			+116.5%

Belarus vs. South Dakota - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.0% more for transportation

	Belarus	South Dakota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.28 BYN9.91	$3.52	+7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.80 BYN44.63	$30.00	+102.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,373.99 BYN61,445.50	$35,246.50	+73.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.26 BYN15.88	$15.02	+185.3%
Average			+60.0%

Belarus vs. South Dakota - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Belarus	South Dakota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.80 BYN41.61	$58.99	+327.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.81 BYN1,012.76	$1,145.83	+241.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$226.01 BYN681.62	$1,105.14	+389.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.74 BYN147.00	$168.11	+244.9%
Average			+299.1%

Belarus vs. South Dakota - Cost of housing

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pay 4.9% more for childcare

	Belarus	South Dakota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$337.47 BYN1,017.77	$833.31	+146.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,502.72 BYN52,786.10	$7,800.00	-55.4%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Belarus	South Dakota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 BYN4.88	$4.00	+147.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 BYN5.61	$4.71	+153.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.42 BYN7.30	$9.54	+293.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.16 BYN100.00	$47.44	+43.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 BYN13.77	$12.25	+168.4%
Average			+131.6%

Belarus vs. South Dakota - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.8% more for clothing

	Belarus	South Dakota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.04 BYN147.90	$46.56	-5.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.02 BYN132.77	$43.33	-1.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.41 BYN314.89	$91.03	-12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.29 BYN293.40	$123.17	+26.6%
Average			+0.8%

Belarus vs. South Dakota - Cost of clothing

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