Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 12.4% cheaper than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 8.3% less for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.71
F CFA2,256
|
$6.95
BYN22.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.49
F CFA5,766
|
$4.33
BYN14.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.61
BYN1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
F CFA424
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
F CFA407
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.29
F CFA4,429
|
$3.10
BYN10.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.65
F CFA5,251
|
$2.36
BYN7.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
F CFA1,308
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
F CFA2,303
|
$1.58
BYN5.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
F CFA786
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.73
BYN2.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA360
|
$0.84
BYN2.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
F CFA392
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 58.6% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
F CFA3,128
|
$2.78
BYN9.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
$12.98
BYN42.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,718.07
F CFA18,048,774
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,994.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.86
F CFA9,024
|
$3.69
BYN12.09
|
|
pay 66.3% less for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.80
F CFA33,892
|
$10.11
BYN33.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$722.31
F CFA438,685
|
$245.08
BYN803.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.48
F CFA197,677
|
$157.93
BYN517.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
F CFA71,885
|
$40.75
BYN133.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.58
F CFA83,559
|
$350.75
BYN1,150.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,136.91
F CFA1,905,148
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,087.88
|
|
pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA602
|
$0.99
BYN3.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
F CFA1,529
|
$1.41
BYN4.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$1.54
BYN5.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.94
F CFA43,694
|
$30.83
BYN101.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$3.76
BYN12.34
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.62
F CFA36,209
|
$61.63
BYN202.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
F CFA24,441
|
$32.72
BYN107.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
F CFA40,966
|
$79.42
BYN260.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.90
F CFA57,029
|
$82.20
BYN269.56
|
|
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