Cost of living comparison
Uzbekistan is 26.2% cheaper than Belarus.
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
Belarus
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.44
|
$3.36
UZS42,612
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.86
|
$2.99
UZS37,885
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.47
|
$0.49
UZS6,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.58
|
$0.38
UZS4,812
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
Belarus
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
$0.28
UZS3,554
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.71
|
$2.02
UZS25,632
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.65
|
$3.13
UZS39,631
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.41
|
$1.23
UZS15,569
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.85
|
$1.29
UZS16,359
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$0.45
UZS5,658
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.74
|
$0.79
UZS10,027
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.90
|
$0.82
UZS10,426
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
$0.55
UZS7,014
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.21
UZS2,636
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.02
|
$0.15
UZS1,930
|
|
pay 34.3% less for transportation
Belarus
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.14
|
$2.64
UZS33,445
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.84
|
$12.30
UZS155,822
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,511.07
|
$16,336.08
UZS206,996,657
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.17
|
$1.94
UZS24,536
|
|
pay 21.2% more for housing
Belarus
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.99
|
$23.09
UZS292,563
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN832.50
|
$274.88
UZS3,483,016
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN540.55
|
$199.02
UZS2,521,865
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN156.64
|
$33.90
UZS429,574
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,342.01
|
$120.42
UZS1,525,919
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,174.66
|
$4,963.07
UZS62,887,696
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.15
|
$0.95
UZS12,009
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.49
|
$1.47
UZS18,682
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.57
|
$2.11
UZS26,703
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN96.17
|
$23.17
UZS293,596
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.91
|
$2.26
UZS28,696
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN203.15
|
$26.44
UZS334,976
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN121.48
|
$31.12
UZS394,311
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN269.26
|
$81.32
UZS1,030,384
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN304.77
|
$56.27
UZS712,969
|
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