Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 22.9% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Spain, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$7.76
BYN25.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
Spain
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
Spain
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.37
|
$16.41
BYN53.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,188.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.26
|
$5.84
BYN19.08
|
|
pay 64.8% less for housing
Spain
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
$12.49
BYN40.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.14
|
$253.76
BYN828.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.21
|
$164.77
BYN538.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
$47.75
BYN155.92
|
|
pay 70.8% more for childcare
Spain
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.18
|
$713.88
BYN2,331.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,025.49
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.64
|
$29.31
BYN95.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.89
|
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
Spain
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
$61.92
BYN202.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
$37.03
BYN120.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
$82.08
BYN268.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.67
|
$92.90
BYN303.35
|
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