Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Western Sahara instead of Belarus, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.33
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Belarus
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Belarus
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.59
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,188.80
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.08
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Belarus
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.80
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.64
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN538.04
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.92
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belarus
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,331.15
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,025.49
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.72
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Belarus
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.20
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.92
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN268.02
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.35
|
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