Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 12.0% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 6.3% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
BYN10.84
|
$5.28
₴137.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.58
BYN7.06
|
$4.21
₴109.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN1.25
|
$0.55
₴14.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BYN0.69
|
$0.44
₴11.43
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
BYN0.80
|
$0.63
₴16.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
BYN4.58
|
$3.65
₴94.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.07
BYN4.08
|
$3.62
₴94.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.99
BYN1.95
|
$1.35
₴35.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.28
BYN2.52
|
$1.83
₴47.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN0.89
|
$0.29
₴7.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
BYN1.18
|
$0.47
₴12.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BYN1.17
|
$0.53
₴13.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
BYN1.75
|
$0.83
₴21.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
BYN0.47
|
$0.19
₴5.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
BYN0.42
|
$0.25
₴6.42
|
|
pay 30.6% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.42
BYN4.77
|
$4.09
₴106.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.80
BYN25.23
|
$8.55
₴221.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,746.20
BYN29,050.26
|
$22,875.02
₴594,064.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
BYN5.24
|
$3.50
₴90.97
|
|
pay 37.1% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.56
BYN18.83
|
$5.19
₴134.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.12
BYN425.76
|
$274.51
₴7,129.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.28
BYN288.18
|
$180.92
₴4,698.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.35
BYN63.73
|
$78.80
₴2,046.35
|
|
pay 44.1% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$454.92
BYN896.21
|
$221.42
₴5,750.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,014.46
BYN17,758.63
|
$5,681.81
₴147,556.60
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.79
BYN1.56
|
$1.01
₴26.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
BYN2.22
|
$1.05
₴27.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.35
BYN2.65
|
$2.23
₴57.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.22
BYN49.69
|
$22.36
₴580.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.18
BYN6.27
|
$3.81
₴99.05
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.64
BYN82.03
|
$50.48
₴1,310.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.30
BYN63.63
|
$35.48
₴921.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.25
BYN132.49
|
$80.79
₴2,098.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.92
BYN141.68
|
$86.66
₴2,250.64
|
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