Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 2.8 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
NPR314.93
|
$7.76
BYN25.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
NPR842.84
|
$4.84
BYN15.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
NPR54.26
|
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.51
|
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
|
pay 59.1% more for groceries
Nepal
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR60.62
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
NPR399.26
|
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
NPR366.30
|
$2.94
BYN9.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
NPR186.62
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
NPR174.77
|
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
NPR115.33
|
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
NPR52.10
|
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
NPR68.22
|
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR33.66
|
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.41
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR32.66
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
Nepal
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NPR517.02
|
$3.40
BYN11.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
NPR1,494.77
|
$16.41
BYN53.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
NPR4,144,356.41
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,135.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
NPR865.85
|
$5.84
BYN19.06
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
NPR1,809.07
|
$12.49
BYN40.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
NPR11,100.82
|
$253.76
BYN828.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
NPR7,426.99
|
$164.77
BYN537.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
NPR2,225.46
|
$47.75
BYN155.80
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
NPR7,761.20
|
$713.88
BYN2,329.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
NPR241,816.89
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,000.60
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
NPR266.30
|
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
NPR178.07
|
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
NPR300.79
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
NPR3,541.35
|
$29.31
BYN95.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
NPR343.20
|
$4.24
BYN13.83
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
NPR2,081.52
|
$61.92
BYN202.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
NPR2,707.75
|
$37.03
BYN120.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
NPR5,128.62
|
$82.08
BYN267.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
NPR3,744.98
|
$92.90
BYN303.12
|
|
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