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
BYN18.64
|
$5.28
₴156.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.58
BYN12.13
|
$4.21
₴124.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.14
|
$0.55
₴16.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BYN1.19
|
$0.44
₴13.00
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
BYN1.37
|
$0.63
₴18.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
BYN7.89
|
$3.65
₴107.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.07
BYN7.01
|
$3.62
₴107.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.99
BYN3.35
|
$1.35
₴39.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.28
BYN4.34
|
$1.83
₴53.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.53
|
$0.29
₴8.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
BYN2.03
|
$0.47
₴13.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BYN2.01
|
$0.53
₴15.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
BYN3.01
|
$0.83
₴24.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
BYN0.81
|
$0.19
₴5.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
BYN0.72
|
$0.25
₴7.31
|
|
pay 30.6% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.42
BYN8.20
|
$4.09
₴120.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.80
BYN43.38
|
$8.55
₴252.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,746.20
BYN49,962.56
|
$22,875.02
₴675,723.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
BYN9.01
|
$3.50
₴103.47
|
|
pay 37.1% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.56
BYN32.38
|
$5.19
₴153.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.12
BYN732.25
|
$274.51
₴8,108.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.28
BYN495.63
|
$180.92
₴5,344.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.35
BYN109.60
|
$78.80
₴2,327.64
|
|
pay 44.1% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$454.92
BYN1,541.36
|
$221.42
₴6,540.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,014.46
BYN30,542.47
|
$5,681.81
₴167,839.55
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.79
BYN2.68
|
$1.01
₴29.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
BYN3.82
|
$1.05
₴31.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.35
BYN4.56
|
$2.23
₴65.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.22
BYN85.46
|
$22.36
₴660.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.18
BYN10.78
|
$3.81
₴112.66
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.64
BYN141.08
|
$50.48
₴1,491.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.30
BYN109.43
|
$35.48
₴1,048.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.25
BYN227.86
|
$80.79
₴2,386.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.92
BYN243.66
|
$86.66
₴2,560.01
|
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