Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.8 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Australia instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
$16.79
A$25.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
$9.81
A$14.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$2.56
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$2.14
A$3.19
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$4.71
A$7.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$5.75
A$8.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$3.99
A$5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$1.43
A$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$1.25
A$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$2.00
A$2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.95
A$1.41
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$4.73
A$7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
$84.46
A$126.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
$27,859.34
A$41,574.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
$18.12
A$27.05
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
$55.36
A$82.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
$1,258.08
A$1,877.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
$971.44
A$1,449.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
$141.88
A$211.74
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Belarus
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
$1,377.23
A$2,055.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
$14,720.56
A$21,967.71
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$6.69
A$9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$3.60
A$5.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$28.13
A$41.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
$53.84
A$80.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
$13.24
A$19.76
|
|
pay 40.2% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
$75.27
A$112.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
$54.30
A$81.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
$102.43
A$152.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
$118.12
A$176.27
|
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