Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 12.4% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
Q40.70
|
$7.76
BYN25.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
$4.84
BYN15.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
Q8.12
|
$0.75
BYN2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Q5.81
|
$0.48
BYN1.58
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
Q14.10
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
Q19.62
|
$3.27
BYN10.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
Q47.69
|
$2.94
BYN9.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
Q15.06
|
$1.34
BYN4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
Q21.43
|
$1.78
BYN5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
Q11.19
|
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.90
|
$0.83
BYN2.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
Q8.17
|
$0.88
BYN2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Q5.28
|
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.57
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Q4.87
|
$0.31
BYN1.02
|
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
Guatemala
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
Q29.29
|
$3.40
BYN11.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
Q115.59
|
$16.41
BYN53.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
Q133,970.60
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,511.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.49
|
$5.84
BYN19.17
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
Guatemala
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
$12.49
BYN40.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
Q3,092.24
|
$253.76
BYN832.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
Q3,046.41
|
$164.77
BYN540.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
Q416.17
|
$47.75
BYN156.64
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
$713.88
BYN2,342.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,174.66
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
Q16.75
|
$0.96
BYN3.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
Q18.06
|
$1.67
BYN5.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
Q26.16
|
$1.70
BYN5.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
Q324.14
|
$29.31
BYN96.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
Q53.32
|
$4.24
BYN13.91
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
Q342.41
|
$61.92
BYN203.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
Q372.35
|
$37.03
BYN121.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
Q765.39
|
$82.08
BYN269.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
Q748.47
|
$92.90
BYN304.77
|
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