Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 15.9% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 42.9% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,755
|
$7.76
BYN25.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,452
|
$4.84
BYN15.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA540
|
$0.75
BYN2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA540
|
$0.48
BYN1.58
|
|
pay 55.0% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,891
|
$3.27
BYN10.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,693
|
$2.94
BYN9.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,133
|
$1.34
BYN4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,704
|
$1.78
BYN5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
$0.83
BYN2.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,375
|
$0.88
BYN2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA746
|
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA653
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA874
|
$0.31
BYN1.02
|
|
pay 40.9% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,539
|
$3.40
BYN11.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
$16.41
BYN53.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,015,402
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,511.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,681
|
$5.84
BYN19.17
|
|
pay 68.7% less for housing
Gabon
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,827
|
$12.49
BYN40.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA668,109
|
$253.76
BYN832.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,751
|
$164.77
BYN540.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,401
|
$47.75
BYN156.64
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
$713.88
BYN2,342.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,541,789
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,174.66
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA617
|
$0.96
BYN3.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
$1.67
BYN5.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,131
|
$1.70
BYN5.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,399
|
$29.31
BYN96.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
$4.24
BYN13.91
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,549
|
$61.92
BYN203.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,401
|
$37.03
BYN121.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,823
|
$82.08
BYN269.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,102
|
$92.90
BYN304.77
|
|
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