Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 16.5% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 35.4% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
$7.76
BYN25.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
$4.84
BYN15.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
$0.75
BYN2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
$0.48
BYN1.58
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
$3.27
BYN10.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
$2.94
BYN9.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
$1.34
BYN4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
$1.78
BYN5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
$0.83
BYN2.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
$0.88
BYN2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
$0.31
BYN1.02
|
|
pay 10.9% less for transportation
Zambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
$3.40
BYN11.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
$16.41
BYN53.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,511.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
$5.84
BYN19.17
|
|
pay 41.4% less for housing
Zambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
$12.49
BYN40.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
$253.76
BYN832.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
$164.77
BYN540.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
$47.75
BYN156.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Zambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
$713.88
BYN2,342.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,174.66
|
|
pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
$0.96
BYN3.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
$1.67
BYN5.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
$1.70
BYN5.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
$29.31
BYN96.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
$4.24
BYN13.91
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
$61.92
BYN203.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
$37.03
BYN121.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
$82.08
BYN269.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
$92.90
BYN304.77
|
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