Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 80.2% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 38.8% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Belarus
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
$7.76
BYN25.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
$4.84
BYN15.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF896
|
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF659
|
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
|
pay 11.4% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
$2.94
BYN9.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF716
|
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF607
|
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF336
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 9.4% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
$3.40
BYN11.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
$16.41
BYN53.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,135.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
$5.84
BYN19.06
|
|
pay 36.3% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
$12.49
BYN40.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
$253.76
BYN828.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
$164.77
BYN537.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
$47.75
BYN155.80
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
$713.88
BYN2,329.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,000.60
|
|
pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
$29.31
BYN95.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
$4.24
BYN13.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Belarus
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
$61.92
BYN202.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
$37.03
BYN120.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
$82.08
BYN267.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
$92.90
BYN303.12
|
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