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Belarus vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Belarus is 25.1% more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.1% more in Belarus
Groceries: pay 6.1% more in Belarus
Transportation: pay 44.5% less in Belarus
Housing: pay 21.6% more in Belarus
Childcare: pay 34.7% more in Belarus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.7% less in Belarus
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Belarus

The cost of clothing, childcare, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Belarus are more expensive than in Kenya. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Belarus. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Belarus.

Belarus vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belarus instead of Kenya, you would:

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pay 23.1% more for restaurants

	Kenya	Belarus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 KES484.15	$7.88 BYN26.94	+110.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES798.62	$5.34 BYN18.23	-13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KES69.44	$0.60 BYN2.04	+11.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 KES57.53	$0.37 BYN1.27	-16.2%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 6.1% more for groceries

	Kenya	Belarus
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 KES70.01	$0.54 BYN1.86	+0.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 KES565.28	$3.03 BYN10.36	-30.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.52 KES326.23	$2.53 BYN8.63	+0.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 KES207.28	$1.28 BYN4.38	-19.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.57 KES332.87	$1.61 BYN5.50	-37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 KES139.60	$0.52 BYN1.77	-52.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 KES51.88	$0.73 BYN2.49	+81.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 KES89.87	$0.77 BYN2.64	+11.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 KES41.21	$0.83 BYN2.82	+159.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 KES38.21	$0.23 BYN0.80	-21.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 KES47.67	$0.27 BYN0.94	-25.4%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 44.5% less for transportation

	Kenya	Belarus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.69	$2.93 BYN10.00	-45.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.41 KES3,419.10	$12.40 BYN42.36	-53.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	$17,403.97 BYN59,467.36	-10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.74 KES1,778.12	$4.24 BYN14.48	-69.1%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 21.6% more for housing

	Kenya	Belarus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.35 KES4,834.47	$12.01 BYN41.03	-67.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$194.00 KES25,113.52	$298.15 BYN1,018.75	+53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$131.26 KES16,990.97	$179.17 BYN612.19	+36.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.47 KES3,167.26	$40.09 BYN136.98	+63.9%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 34.7% more for childcare

	Kenya	Belarus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$172.28 KES22,301.68	$281.30 BYN961.16	+63.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	$7,896.64 BYN26,981.92	+6.1%
Average			+34.7%

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pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	Belarus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 KES262.67	$0.98 BYN3.36	-51.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 KES294.98	$1.45 BYN4.94	-36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 KES362.51	$1.66 BYN5.68	-40.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.27 KES3,788.44	$29.82 BYN101.90	+1.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.10 KES790.23	$3.54 BYN12.10	-42.0%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Kenya	Belarus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.46 KES1,612.32	$42.44 BYN145.02	+240.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.02 KES2,592.06	$39.20 BYN133.93	+95.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.44 KES4,457.72	$98.42 BYN336.27	+185.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.93 KES4,262.80	$82.70 BYN282.59	+151.1%
Average			+168.4%

Kenya vs. Belarus - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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