Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 50.7% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Italy, you would:
pay 63.9% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.39
|
$6.95
BYN22.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.26
|
$4.33
BYN14.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.28
|
$0.61
BYN1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.10
|
$0.41
BYN1.34
|
|
pay 53.1% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Belarus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.87
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.21
|
$3.10
BYN10.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.09
|
$2.36
BYN7.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.10
|
$1.19
BYN3.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.57
|
$1.58
BYN5.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.87
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$0.73
BYN2.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.91
|
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.16
|
$0.84
BYN2.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.69
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.63
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 62.0% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.67
|
$2.78
BYN9.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€34.82
|
$12.98
BYN42.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,572.57
|
$16,464.32
BYN54,102.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.81
|
$3.69
BYN12.11
|
|
pay 68.0% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Belarus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.19
|
$10.11
BYN33.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€601.56
|
$245.08
BYN805.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€459.74
|
$157.93
BYN518.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€144.77
|
$40.75
BYN133.92
|
|
pay 39.1% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€472.85
|
$350.75
BYN1,152.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,755.32
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,122.09
|
|
pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.52
|
$0.99
BYN3.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.52
|
$1.41
BYN4.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.61
|
$1.54
BYN5.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€47.73
|
$30.83
BYN101.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.66
|
$3.76
BYN12.36
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Belarus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€69.88
|
$61.63
BYN202.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.00
|
$32.72
BYN107.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€76.54
|
$79.42
BYN260.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€105.18
|
$82.20
BYN270.10
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