Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 45.6% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Greece, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.81
|
$6.95
BYN22.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.41
|
$4.33
BYN14.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.84
|
$0.61
BYN1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
Greece
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.09
|
$3.10
BYN10.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.65
|
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.81
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.99
|
$1.58
BYN5.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.84
BYN2.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.48
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 62.1% less for transportation
Greece
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.28
|
$2.78
BYN9.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.46
|
$12.98
BYN42.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,924.89
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,911.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.66
|
$3.69
BYN12.07
|
|
pay 65.0% less for housing
Greece
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.60
|
$10.11
BYN33.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€493.58
|
$245.08
BYN802.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€379.08
|
$157.93
BYN517.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€166.36
|
$40.75
BYN133.44
|
|
pay 21.7% less for childcare
Greece
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€327.19
|
$350.75
BYN1,148.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,211.00
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,061.62
|
|
pay 59.4% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.94
|
$0.99
BYN3.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.28
|
$1.41
BYN4.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.40
|
$30.83
BYN100.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.33
|
$3.76
BYN12.32
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Greece
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€78.17
|
$61.63
BYN201.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.36
|
$32.72
BYN107.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.95
|
$79.42
BYN260.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.85
|
$82.20
BYN269.15
|
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