Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 2.1 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
$10.57
€9.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
$7.05
€6.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$1.45
€1.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
pay 67.0% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$5.22
€4.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$4.56
€4.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$2.99
€2.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.36
€0.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$6.88
€6.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
$45.63
€41.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
$24,770.47
€22,767.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
$9.34
€8.59
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
$353.00
€324.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
$271.19
€249.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
$185.26
€170.28
|
|
pay 82.1% more for childcare
Belarus
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
$388.30
€356.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
$13,208.99
€12,141.04
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$4.17
€3.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$5.02
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
$45.72
€42.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
$9.97
€9.16
|
|
pay 29.3% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
$78.71
€72.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
$43.65
€40.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
$84.70
€77.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
$122.77
€112.84
|
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