Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 8.9% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 40.8% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
kn60.31
|
$7.76
BYN25.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
kn43.38
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
kn15.31
|
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
kn10.61
|
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
Croatia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
kn8.00
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
kn34.43
|
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
kn29.31
|
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
kn19.05
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
kn27.25
|
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
kn4.37
|
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
kn4.89
|
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
kn5.13
|
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
kn6.18
|
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.77
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.75
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
kn45.04
|
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
kn274.90
|
$16.41
BYN53.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
kn170,046.90
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,173.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
kn67.04
|
$5.84
BYN19.07
|
|
pay 49.4% less for housing
Croatia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
kn180.67
|
$12.49
BYN40.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
kn2,778.82
|
$253.76
BYN828.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
kn2,225.50
|
$164.77
BYN537.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
kn930.59
|
$47.75
BYN155.88
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Croatia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
kn1,003.27
|
$713.88
BYN2,330.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
kn39,122.87
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,018.57
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
kn17.71
|
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
kn12.37
|
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
kn34.35
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
kn275.57
|
$29.31
BYN95.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
kn40.14
|
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Croatia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
kn502.26
|
$61.92
BYN202.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
kn242.75
|
$37.03
BYN120.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
kn554.89
|
$82.08
BYN267.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
kn575.96
|
$92.90
BYN303.29
|
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