Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 34.0% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 55.6% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.33
|
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
|
pay 66.5% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.59
|
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,188.80
|
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.08
|
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
|
pay 26.4% more for housing
Belarus
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.80
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.64
|
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN538.04
|
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.92
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
|
pay 57.0% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,331.15
|
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,025.49
|
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
|
pay 39.0% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.72
|
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.20
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.92
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN268.02
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.35
|
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
|
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