Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.2 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Belarus
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
BYN10.84
|
$16.45
£12.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.58
BYN7.06
|
$7.12
£5.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN1.25
|
$1.71
£1.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BYN0.69
|
$1.25
£0.97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
BYN0.80
|
$1.19
£0.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.33
BYN4.58
|
$3.41
£2.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.07
BYN4.08
|
$4.30
£3.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.99
BYN1.95
|
$2.38
£1.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.28
BYN2.52
|
$3.06
£2.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN0.89
|
$1.02
£0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
BYN1.18
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BYN1.17
|
$0.95
£0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
BYN1.75
|
$1.15
£0.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
BYN0.47
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
BYN0.42
|
$0.55
£0.42
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.42
BYN4.77
|
$7.17
£5.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.80
BYN25.23
|
$92.01
£71.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,746.20
BYN29,050.26
|
$24,219.88
£18,712.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
BYN5.24
|
$15.92
£12.30
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Belarus
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.56
BYN18.83
|
$37.70
£29.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.12
BYN425.76
|
$1,003.85
£775.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.28
BYN288.18
|
$804.91
£621.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.35
BYN63.73
|
$154.44
£119.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Belarus
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$454.92
BYN896.21
|
$1,113.22
£860.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,014.46
BYN17,758.63
|
$15,982.03
£12,348.04
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.79
BYN1.56
|
$4.58
£3.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
BYN2.22
|
$3.39
£2.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.35
BYN2.65
|
$13.94
£10.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.22
BYN49.69
|
$40.99
£31.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.18
BYN6.27
|
$11.75
£9.08
|
|
pay 27.3% more for clothing
Belarus
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.64
BYN82.03
|
$71.73
£55.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.30
BYN63.63
|
$36.82
£28.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.25
BYN132.49
|
$76.65
£59.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.92
BYN141.68
|
$78.28
£60.48
|
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