Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 32.3% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Norway, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr196.04
|
$7.76
BYN25.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr125.84
|
$4.84
BYN15.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr32.30
|
$0.75
BYN2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr29.17
|
$0.48
BYN1.58
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
Norway
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr29.16
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr60.41
|
$3.27
BYN10.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr78.28
|
$2.94
BYN9.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr39.05
|
$1.34
BYN4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr61.35
|
$1.78
BYN5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr14.12
|
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.94
|
$0.83
BYN2.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.96
|
$0.88
BYN2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr18.29
|
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr10.15
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr11.21
|
$0.31
BYN1.02
|
|
pay 59.7% less for transportation
Norway
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr83.51
|
$3.40
BYN11.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr770.03
|
$16.41
BYN53.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr357,823.26
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,511.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr235.45
|
$5.84
BYN19.17
|
|
pay 74.1% less for housing
Norway
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr556.14
|
$12.49
BYN40.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,537.31
|
$253.76
BYN832.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,327.32
|
$164.77
BYN540.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,736.18
|
$47.75
BYN156.64
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Norway
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,487.77
|
$713.88
BYN2,342.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr54,167.87
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,174.66
|
|
pay 66.1% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr96.47
|
$0.96
BYN3.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr44.30
|
$1.67
BYN5.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr145.93
|
$1.70
BYN5.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr452.61
|
$29.31
BYN96.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr143.09
|
$4.24
BYN13.91
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Norway
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr865.39
|
$61.92
BYN203.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr471.41
|
$37.03
BYN121.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,097.16
|
$82.08
BYN269.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,402.76
|
$92.90
BYN304.77
|
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