Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 54.1% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Belarus
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£14.91
|
$7.76
BYN25.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.90
|
$4.84
BYN15.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.82
|
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.29
|
$0.48
BYN1.56
|
|
pay 59.8% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Belarus
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.63
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.53
|
$3.27
BYN10.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.50
|
$2.94
BYN9.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.81
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.48
|
$1.78
BYN5.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.15
|
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.13
|
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.32
|
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.55
|
$1.06
BYN3.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$0.35
BYN1.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Belarus
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.09
|
$3.40
BYN11.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.17
|
$16.41
BYN53.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,646.82
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,029.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.06
|
$5.84
BYN19.03
|
|
pay 79.9% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Belarus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.36
|
$12.49
BYN40.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,246.23
|
$253.76
BYN826.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,118.61
|
$164.77
BYN536.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£116.76
|
$47.75
BYN155.56
|
|
pay 46.0% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Belarus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,131.38
|
$713.88
BYN2,325.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,427.26
|
$9,807.37
BYN31,951.92
|
|
pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.51
|
$0.96
BYN3.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.04
|
$1.67
BYN5.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.75
|
$1.70
BYN5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.09
|
$29.31
BYN95.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.33
|
$4.24
BYN13.81
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Belarus
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£71.94
|
$61.92
BYN201.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£29.74
|
$37.03
BYN120.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£67.74
|
$82.08
BYN267.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£80.64
|
$92.90
BYN302.66
|
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