Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 16.3% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
L£908,255
|
$7.76
BYN25.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
L£678,427
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
L£201,474
|
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
L£65,818
|
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
L£60,409
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
L£499,236
|
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
L£1,104,113
|
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
L£206,179
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
L£235,738
|
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
L£81,367
|
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
L£50,289
|
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
L£48,408
|
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
L£55,717
|
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
L£47,759
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
L£40,123
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
L£327,550
|
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,632,319
|
$16.41
BYN53.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
L£1,987,820,190
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,188.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
L£1,509,850
|
$5.84
BYN19.08
|
|
pay 65.6% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
L£5,207,088
|
$12.49
BYN40.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
L£63,628,327
|
$253.76
BYN828.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
L£33,185,202
|
$164.77
BYN538.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
L£11,781,023
|
$47.75
BYN155.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
L£28,663,325
|
$713.88
BYN2,331.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
L£410,191,936
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,025.49
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
L£234,518
|
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
L£260,843
|
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
L£303,348
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
L£5,764,978
|
$29.31
BYN95.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
L£804,062
|
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
|
pay 23.9% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
L£5,758,723
|
$61.92
BYN202.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
L£4,802,038
|
$37.03
BYN120.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
L£10,883,688
|
$82.08
BYN268.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
L£11,521,168
|
$92.90
BYN303.35
|
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