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Belarus vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Belarus is 2.6 times more expensive than Somalia overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.2% more in Belarus
Groceries: pay 34.1% less in Belarus
Transportation: pay 21.2% more in Belarus
Housing: pay 19.3% more in Belarus
Childcare: pay 10.0 times more in Belarus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% less in Belarus
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Belarus

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and housing in Belarus are more expensive than in Somalia. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Belarus. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Belarus.

Belarus vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belarus instead of Somalia, you would:

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pay 41.2% more for restaurants

	Somalia	Belarus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.88 SOS1,638	$7.88 BYN23.21	+174.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 SOS2,634	$5.34 BYN15.70	+15.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SOS420	$0.60 BYN1.76	-19.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 SOS225	$0.37 BYN1.10	-5.9%
Average			+41.2%

Somalia vs. Belarus - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.1% less for groceries

	Somalia	Belarus
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 SOS641	$0.54 BYN1.60	-51.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.17 SOS1,234	$3.03 BYN8.92	+39.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 SOS4,429	$2.53 BYN7.44	-67.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 SOS1,430	$1.28 BYN3.78	-48.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 SOS1,389	$1.61 BYN4.74	-33.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.49 SOS847	$0.52 BYN1.52	-65.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 SOS560	$0.73 BYN2.14	-25.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 SOS725	$0.77 BYN2.27	-39.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SOS354	$0.83 BYN2.43	+32.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SOS363	$0.23 BYN0.69	-63.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS330	$0.27 BYN0.81	-52.6%
Average			-34.1%

Somalia vs. Belarus - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.2% more for transportation

	Somalia	Belarus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.87 SOS2,204	$2.93 BYN8.61	-24.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SOS14,239	$12.40 BYN36.49	-50.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,750.00 SOS3,275,083	$17,403.97 BYN51,225.79	+202.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.43 SOS4,234	$4.24 BYN12.48	-43.0%
Average			+21.2%

Somalia vs. Belarus - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.3% more for housing

	Somalia	Belarus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.79 SOS21,525	$12.01 BYN35.35	-68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$142.93 SOS81,410	$298.15 BYN877.56	+108.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.19 SOS55,925	$179.17 BYN527.34	+82.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.70 SOS41,977	$40.09 BYN118.00	-45.6%
Average			+19.3%

Somalia vs. Belarus - Cost of housing

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pay 10.0 times more for childcare

	Somalia	Belarus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$43.33 SOS24,682	$281.30 BYN827.95	+549.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$585.00 SOS333,204	$7,896.64 BYN23,242.50	+1249.9%
Average			+899.5%

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pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Somalia	Belarus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00 SOS3,987	$0.98 BYN2.89	-85.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.19 SOS676	$1.45 BYN4.26	+21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.10 SOS627	$1.66 BYN4.89	+51.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SOS18,986	$29.82 BYN87.77	-10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SOS2,848	$3.54 BYN10.42	-29.2%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Somalia	Belarus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.25 SOS8,686	$42.44 BYN124.92	+178.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.78 SOS11,265	$39.20 BYN115.37	+98.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$19.89 SOS11,328	$98.42 BYN289.67	+394.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.28 SOS21,233	$82.70 BYN243.42	+121.9%
Average			+198.3%

Somalia vs. Belarus - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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