Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 2.9 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 31.0% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$7.76
BYN25.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
$4.84
BYN15.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS242
|
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
|
pay 8.1% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
$2.94
BYN9.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS959
|
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 10.2% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
$3.40
BYN11.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
$16.41
BYN53.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,135.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
$5.84
BYN19.06
|
|
pay 4.0% more for housing
Somalia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
$12.49
BYN40.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
$253.76
BYN828.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
$164.77
BYN537.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
$47.75
BYN155.80
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
$713.88
BYN2,329.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,000.60
|
|
pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
$29.31
BYN95.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$4.24
BYN13.83
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
$61.92
BYN202.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
$37.03
BYN120.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
$82.08
BYN267.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
$92.90
BYN303.12
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Belarus or Somalia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.