Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.2 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Spain instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.75
|
$13.31
€12.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.17
|
$8.95
€8.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.99
|
$2.06
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$1.53
€1.38
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.27
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.16
|
$6.20
€5.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$4.19
€3.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$2.53
€2.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$3.26
€2.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.83
€0.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$1.08
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.77
€0.69
|
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pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$6.53
€5.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.48
|
$35.45
€31.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,886.82
|
$33,659.33
€30,331.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
$14.39
€12.97
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.07
|
$33.81
€30.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN802.13
|
$828.43
€746.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.89
|
$665.31
€599.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.38
|
$106.67
€96.12
|
|
pay 25.5% more for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,147.98
|
$381.14
€343.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,053.82
|
$7,410.38
€6,677.71
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$2.76
€2.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.61
|
$1.92
€1.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$5.57
€5.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.92
|
$43.03
€38.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
$8.46
€7.63
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.70
|
$73.08
€65.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.08
|
$31.46
€28.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.93
|
$75.09
€67.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN269.03
|
$91.97
€82.87
|
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