Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 15.0% cheaper than Ecuador.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 0.9% more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
|
$6.95
BYN22.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
|
$4.33
BYN14.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
|
$0.61
BYN1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Ecuador
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
|
$3.10
BYN10.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.58
BYN5.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$0.84
BYN2.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
Ecuador
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.48
|
$2.78
BYN9.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.66
|
$12.98
BYN42.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,909.09
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,908.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.40
|
$3.69
BYN12.07
|
|
pay 32.3% less for housing
Ecuador
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
|
$10.11
BYN33.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.73
|
$245.08
BYN802.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.55
|
$157.93
BYN517.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.41
|
$40.75
BYN133.44
|
|
pay 22.3% more for childcare
Ecuador
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.10
|
$350.75
BYN1,148.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,167.67
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,060.68
|
|
pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
|
$0.99
BYN3.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
|
$1.41
BYN4.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
|
$30.83
BYN100.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
|
$3.76
BYN12.32
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
Ecuador
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
|
$61.63
BYN201.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
|
$32.72
BYN107.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.02
|
$79.42
BYN260.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.02
|
$82.20
BYN269.13
|
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