Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 39.6% cheaper than Slovakia.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.61
€6.99
|
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
€7.19
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
€1.31
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 44.4% less for groceries
Slovakia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
€5.39
|
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
€3.07
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.17
€2.91
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.70
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 53.1% less for transportation
Slovakia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.56
€6.03
|
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.03
€23.92
|
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,571.83
€23,504.35
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.02
€11.05
|
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
Slovakia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.97
€18.36
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$574.42
€527.98
|
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$479.28
€440.53
|
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.37
€161.20
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
Slovakia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$376.22
€345.80
|
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,374.05
€6,777.86
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
€2.14
|
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.14
€4.72
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.30
€37.04
|
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.28
€7.61
|
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Slovakia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.69
€60.38
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
€33.37
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.32
€73.83
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.31
€78.41
|
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
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