Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 19.2% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs285
|
$7.76
BYN25.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
$4.84
BYN15.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$0.75
BYN2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$0.48
BYN1.58
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs238
|
$3.27
BYN10.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs213
|
$2.94
BYN9.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
$1.34
BYN4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs119
|
$1.78
BYN5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$0.83
BYN2.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs39
|
$0.88
BYN2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs58
|
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs26
|
$0.31
BYN1.02
|
|
pay 39.2% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs240
|
$3.40
BYN11.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,036
|
$16.41
BYN53.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,246,334
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,511.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,060
|
$5.84
BYN19.17
|
|
pay 24.4% less for housing
Mauritius
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,358
|
$12.49
BYN40.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs16,955
|
$253.76
BYN832.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs12,905
|
$164.77
BYN540.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,688
|
$47.75
BYN156.64
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,417
|
$713.88
BYN2,342.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs178,476
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,174.66
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs87
|
$0.96
BYN3.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs106
|
$1.67
BYN5.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
$1.70
BYN5.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,602
|
$29.31
BYN96.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs317
|
$4.24
BYN13.91
|
|
pay 20.0% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,255
|
$61.92
BYN203.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,666
|
$37.03
BYN121.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,455
|
$82.08
BYN269.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,079
|
$92.90
BYN304.77
|
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