Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 49.0% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 9.2% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
NAD116.13
|
$7.76
BYN25.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
NAD63.11
|
$4.84
BYN15.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NAD13.74
|
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.48
|
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
Namibia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.23
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
NAD53.69
|
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
NAD79.16
|
$2.94
BYN9.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
NAD38.48
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
NAD38.77
|
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NAD16.18
|
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NAD12.27
|
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NAD11.63
|
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.91
|
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.03
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
NAD6.11
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 8.0% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
NAD80.25
|
$3.40
BYN11.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD398.54
|
$16.41
BYN53.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
NAD201,965.49
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,135.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NAD128.25
|
$5.84
BYN19.06
|
|
pay 42.2% less for housing
Namibia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
NAD1,029.92
|
$12.49
BYN40.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
NAD6,844.39
|
$253.76
BYN828.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
NAD5,499.23
|
$164.77
BYN537.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
NAD1,036.90
|
$47.75
BYN155.80
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
NAD2,208.49
|
$713.88
BYN2,329.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
NAD58,431.98
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,000.60
|
|
pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
NAD23.98
|
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
NAD26.38
|
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
NAD45.95
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
NAD723.29
|
$29.31
BYN95.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
NAD85.84
|
$4.24
BYN13.83
|
|
pay 31.3% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
NAD744.75
|
$61.92
BYN202.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
NAD477.02
|
$37.03
BYN120.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
NAD1,906.05
|
$82.08
BYN267.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
NAD1,151.82
|
$92.90
BYN303.12
|
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