Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 25.2% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
Georgia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.90
₾23.86
|
$7.76
BYN25.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
₾21.11
|
$4.84
BYN15.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
₾2.09
|
$0.75
BYN2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₾1.03
|
$0.48
BYN1.58
|
|
pay 13.6% less for groceries
Georgia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
₾1.82
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
₾10.67
|
$3.27
BYN10.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
₾20.00
|
$2.94
BYN9.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
₾6.32
|
$1.34
BYN4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
₾7.82
|
$1.78
BYN5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₾1.65
|
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₾2.15
|
$0.83
BYN2.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
₾1.90
|
$0.88
BYN2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
₾2.28
|
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
₾1.05
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
₾0.96
|
$0.31
BYN1.02
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
Georgia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
₾13.11
|
$3.40
BYN11.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.43
₾33.30
|
$16.41
BYN53.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,297.46
₾49,037.18
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,511.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
₾14.68
|
$5.84
BYN19.17
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
Georgia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.25
₾48.90
|
$12.49
BYN40.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.58
₾1,379.06
|
$253.76
BYN832.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.72
₾964.04
|
$164.77
BYN540.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.56
₾154.27
|
$47.75
BYN156.64
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Georgia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.50
₾424.79
|
$713.88
BYN2,342.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,916.93
₾7,817.38
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,174.66
|
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
₾3.67
|
$0.96
BYN3.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
₾6.20
|
$1.67
BYN5.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.01
₾8.06
|
$1.70
BYN5.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.10
₾123.56
|
$29.31
BYN96.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
₾15.73
|
$4.24
BYN13.91
|
|
pay 30.3% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.21
₾206.93
|
$61.92
BYN203.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.21
₾164.05
|
$37.03
BYN121.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.49
₾333.62
|
$82.08
BYN269.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.58
₾344.61
|
$92.90
BYN304.77
|
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