Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 54.8% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Germany, you would:
pay 67.2% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.62
|
$6.95
BYN22.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
$4.33
BYN14.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 52.1% less for groceries
Germany
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.21
|
$3.10
BYN10.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 66.3% less for transportation
Germany
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.59
|
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.23
|
$12.98
BYN42.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,902.52
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,886.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.43
|
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
|
pay 76.4% less for housing
Germany
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.21
|
$10.11
BYN33.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€736.21
|
$245.08
BYN802.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€566.87
|
$157.93
BYN516.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.66
|
$40.75
BYN133.38
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
Germany
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.39
|
$350.75
BYN1,147.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,508.82
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,053.59
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.99
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$1.41
BYN4.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.58
|
$30.83
BYN100.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.55
|
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
Germany
|
Belarus
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.94
|
$61.63
BYN201.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.98
|
$32.72
BYN107.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.63
|
$79.42
BYN259.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.60
|
$82.20
BYN269.02
|
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