Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 10.7% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 74.8% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Belarus
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
kr153.94
|
$7.76
BYN25.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr133.42
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.86
|
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.82
|
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Belarus
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr28.05
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr51.31
|
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr49.21
|
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr27.03
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.62
|
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.31
|
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr10.01
|
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.64
|
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr12.10
|
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.29
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr47.59
|
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.41
BYN53.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr301,730.27
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,173.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.84
BYN19.07
|
|
pay 74.5% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr410.52
|
$12.49
BYN40.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,841.96
|
$253.76
BYN828.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,644.61
|
$164.77
BYN537.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr984.16
|
$47.75
BYN155.88
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,565.73
|
$713.88
BYN2,330.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,647.54
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,018.57
|
|
pay 72.2% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr61.58
|
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.77
|
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr66.71
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr395.12
|
$29.31
BYN95.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr102.63
|
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
|
pay 43.7% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Belarus
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr957.87
|
$61.92
BYN202.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr333.55
|
$37.03
BYN120.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr1,009.19
|
$82.08
BYN267.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,436.81
|
$92.90
BYN303.29
|
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