Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 50.4% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
BYN18.64
|
$1.81
฿64.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.58
BYN12.13
|
$5.71
฿205.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.14
|
$0.64
฿23.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BYN1.19
|
$0.32
฿11.51
|
|
pay 93.4% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
BYN1.37
|
$1.34
฿48.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
BYN7.89
|
$7.53
฿270.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.07
BYN7.01
|
$6.27
฿225.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.99
BYN3.35
|
$1.55
฿55.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.28
BYN4.34
|
$0.98
฿35.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.53
|
$1.08
฿38.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
BYN2.03
|
$0.52
฿18.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BYN2.01
|
$0.77
฿27.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
BYN3.01
|
$0.55
฿19.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
BYN0.81
|
$0.53
฿19.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
BYN0.72
|
$0.41
฿14.84
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.42
BYN8.20
|
$4.64
฿166.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.80
BYN43.38
|
$23.16
฿832.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,746.20
BYN49,962.56
|
$33,407.71
฿1,200,658.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
BYN9.01
|
$6.73
฿242.01
|
|
pay 48.0% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.56
BYN32.38
|
$19.03
฿683.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.12
BYN732.25
|
$289.36
฿10,399.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.28
BYN495.63
|
$182.40
฿6,555.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.35
BYN109.60
|
$43.42
฿1,560.34
|
|
pay 2.5% more for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$454.92
BYN1,541.36
|
$382.69
฿13,753.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,014.46
BYN30,542.47
|
$10,907.98
฿392,028.01
|
|
pay 98.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.79
BYN2.68
|
$1.92
฿68.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
BYN3.82
|
$1.72
฿61.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.35
BYN4.56
|
$3.52
฿126.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.22
BYN85.46
|
$44.86
฿1,612.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.18
BYN10.78
|
$5.07
฿182.07
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.64
BYN141.08
|
$46.03
฿1,654.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.30
BYN109.43
|
$28.05
฿1,007.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.25
BYN227.86
|
$78.52
฿2,822.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.92
BYN243.66
|
$64.24
฿2,308.63
|
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