Cost of living comparison
Spain is 76.9% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Spain instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN19.57
|
$12.45
€11.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN12.20
|
$8.47
€7.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN1.90
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.21
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
|
pay 50.1% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.49
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN8.24
|
$5.73
€5.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN7.43
|
$3.55
€3.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN3.39
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN4.50
|
$3.11
€2.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.47
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.11
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.23
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN2.67
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN0.88
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN0.78
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 99.1% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN8.57
|
$6.67
€6.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN41.42
|
$39.84
€37.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN53,474.35
|
$24,357.72
€22,697.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN14.74
|
$14.14
€13.18
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN31.53
|
$40.62
€37.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN640.44
|
$697.48
€649.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN415.84
|
$570.67
€531.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN120.50
|
$106.79
€99.51
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN1,801.69
|
$342.46
€319.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN24,751.72
|
$7,368.05
€6,865.91
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN2.42
|
$2.66
€2.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN4.22
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN4.28
|
$5.55
€5.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN73.98
|
$43.33
€40.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN10.70
|
$8.42
€7.84
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN156.28
|
$73.58
€68.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN93.45
|
$33.02
€30.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN207.14
|
$74.35
€69.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN234.45
|
$91.35
€85.12
|
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