Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 34.2% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Germany, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.73
|
$7.76
BYN25.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.62
|
$4.84
BYN15.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.42
|
$0.75
BYN2.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.17
|
$0.48
BYN1.58
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Belarus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.82
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.16
|
$3.27
BYN10.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.86
|
$2.94
BYN9.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.68
|
$1.34
BYN4.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.57
|
$1.78
BYN5.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.58
BYN1.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.73
|
$0.83
BYN2.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$0.88
BYN2.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.06
BYN3.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.31
BYN1.02
|
|
pay 58.0% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.59
|
$3.40
BYN11.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€67.12
|
$16.41
BYN53.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€24,711.64
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,575.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.01
|
$5.84
BYN19.18
|
|
pay 70.4% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Belarus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€34.65
|
$12.49
BYN41.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€694.06
|
$253.76
BYN833.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€527.96
|
$164.77
BYN541.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€184.70
|
$47.75
BYN156.79
|
|
pay 50.8% more for childcare
|
Germany
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€297.62
|
$713.88
BYN2,344.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€10,862.78
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,204.32
|
|
pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.70
|
$0.96
BYN3.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€2.99
|
$1.67
BYN5.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.33
|
$1.70
BYN5.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€31.77
|
$29.31
BYN96.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.03
|
$4.24
BYN13.92
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€73.81
|
$61.92
BYN203.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.18
|
$37.03
BYN121.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€80.75
|
$82.08
BYN269.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€103.67
|
$92.90
BYN305.05
|
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