Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 3.0 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
$14.00
FCFA8,440
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
$8.94
FCFA5,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$2.09
FCFA1,263
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$1.50
FCFA903
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.53
FCFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$4.61
FCFA2,781
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$7.14
FCFA4,308
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$3.52
FCFA2,122
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$1.44
FCFA867
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$1.03
FCFA620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$1.31
FCFA789
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$1.33
FCFA800
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$1.29
FCFA780
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$5.17
FCFA3,114
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
$21.74
FCFA13,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,234,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
$20.24
FCFA12,203
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
$156.50
FCFA94,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
$1,030.70
FCFA621,434
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
$381.29
FCFA229,887
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
$456.95
FCFA275,507
|
|
pay 20.5% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
$214.14
FCFA129,113
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,074,907
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$2.85
FCFA1,719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$4.18
FCFA2,522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$3.50
FCFA2,110
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
$75.25
FCFA45,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
$10.00
FCFA6,029
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
$35.42
FCFA21,354
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
$35.56
FCFA21,437
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
$92.22
FCFA55,603
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
$90.00
FCFA54,263
|
|
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