Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 91.9% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
$10.14
MX$168.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
$8.52
MX$141.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$1.35
MX$22.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$1.02
MX$16.94
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$2.68
MX$44.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$4.17
MX$69.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$5.88
MX$97.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$2.68
MX$44.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$3.49
MX$57.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$1.32
MX$21.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.63
MX$10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.79
MX$13.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.77
MX$12.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.90
MX$15.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.78
MX$12.88
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$5.33
MX$88.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
$28.94
MX$480.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
$22,778.21
MX$378,314.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
$17.39
MX$288.83
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Mexico
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
$33.11
MX$549.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
$599.68
MX$9,959.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
$424.66
MX$7,053.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
$54.94
MX$912.45
|
|
pay 20.9% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
$230.47
MX$3,827.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
$4,822.04
MX$80,087.31
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$2.57
MX$42.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$3.35
MX$55.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$4.34
MX$72.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
$38.86
MX$645.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
$5.22
MX$86.72
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Mexico
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
$54.74
MX$909.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
$42.64
MX$708.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
$96.11
MX$1,596.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
$90.93
MX$1,510.14
|
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