Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 4.1% more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
$1,013.58
|
$7.76
BYN25.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
$894.76
|
$4.84
BYN15.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
$168.82
|
$0.75
BYN2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$117.78
|
$0.48
BYN1.58
|
|
pay 54.1% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
$349.66
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
$1,086.23
|
$3.27
BYN10.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
$1,817.08
|
$2.94
BYN9.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
$429.33
|
$1.34
BYN4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
$493.24
|
$1.78
BYN5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
$483.01
|
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
$222.65
|
$0.83
BYN2.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
$237.33
|
$0.88
BYN2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
$156.69
|
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
$163.20
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
$179.77
|
$0.31
BYN1.02
|
|
pay 55.0% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
$779.93
|
$3.40
BYN11.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
$7,816.38
|
$16.41
BYN53.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
$6,029,603.12
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,511.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
$3,745.35
|
$5.84
BYN19.17
|
|
pay 52.4% less for housing
Jamaica
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
$6,886.59
|
$12.49
BYN40.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
$61,776.53
|
$253.76
BYN832.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
$55,731.90
|
$164.77
BYN540.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
$14,371.15
|
$47.75
BYN156.64
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Jamaica
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
$33,088.64
|
$713.88
BYN2,342.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
$585,135.52
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,174.66
|
|
pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
$340.96
|
$0.96
BYN3.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
$502.68
|
$1.67
BYN5.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
$1,425.82
|
$1.70
BYN5.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
$5,645.41
|
$29.31
BYN96.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
$1,379.32
|
$4.24
BYN13.91
|
|
pay 58.4% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
$4,574.62
|
$61.92
BYN203.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
$4,018.66
|
$37.03
BYN121.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
$8,980.23
|
$82.08
BYN269.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
$10,650.57
|
$92.90
BYN304.77
|
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