Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 4.1 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 95.0% more for restaurants
Gambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
$7.76
BYN25.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.63
GMD381.23
|
$4.84
BYN15.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
GMD46.59
|
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
GMD31.77
|
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
Gambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.87
GMD194.33
|
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GMD303.40
|
$2.94
BYN9.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
GMD102.74
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GMD102.00
|
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
GMD58.86
|
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
GMD45.85
|
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
GMD37.94
|
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.83
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GMD24.79
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Gambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
GMD235.25
|
$3.40
BYN11.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.90
GMD1,416.00
|
$16.41
BYN53.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,135.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.84
BYN19.06
|
|
pay 15.6% more for housing
Gambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
$12.49
BYN40.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
$253.76
BYN828.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.51
GMD6,809.69
|
$164.77
BYN537.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.62
GMD2,074.39
|
$47.75
BYN155.80
|
|
pay 16.1 times more for childcare
Gambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.51
GMD2,541.53
|
$713.88
BYN2,329.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.27
GMD50,830.65
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,000.60
|
|
pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
GMD83.51
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
GMD2,178.46
|
$29.31
BYN95.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
GMD254.15
|
$4.24
BYN13.83
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Gambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
$61.92
BYN202.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
GMD1,815.38
|
$37.03
BYN120.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
$82.08
BYN267.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.62
GMD2,142.15
|
$92.90
BYN303.12
|
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