Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 8.1 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 17.0% less for restaurants
Gambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD269.18
|
$6.95
BYN22.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD384.54
|
$4.33
BYN14.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD90.08
|
$0.61
BYN1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD102.05
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
Gambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.60
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD230.73
|
$3.10
BYN10.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD381.71
|
$2.36
BYN7.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD135.36
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD93.03
|
$1.58
BYN5.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD58.14
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.70
|
$0.73
BYN2.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD62.02
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD46.51
|
$0.84
BYN2.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.01
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.07
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Gambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD291.13
|
$2.78
BYN9.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.98
BYN42.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD199,963.11
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,994.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.69
BYN12.09
|
|
pay 54.6% more for housing
Gambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,418.17
|
$10.11
BYN33.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$245.08
BYN803.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,879.63
|
$157.93
BYN517.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,764.38
|
$40.75
BYN133.65
|
|
pay 41.4 times more for childcare
Gambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD512.73
|
$350.75
BYN1,150.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,254.52
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,087.88
|
|
pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD128.18
|
$0.99
BYN3.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD158.74
|
$1.41
BYN4.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD125.62
|
$1.54
BYN5.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,794.54
|
$30.83
BYN101.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD256.36
|
$3.76
BYN12.34
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Gambia
|
Belarus
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$61.63
BYN202.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.72
BYN107.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.42
BYN260.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.20
BYN269.56
|
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