Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 22.0% cheaper than Guatemala.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 23.1% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Belarus
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.17
GTQ40.18
|
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.05
GTQ47.00
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
GTQ9.13
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 41.0% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
Belarus
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
GTQ20.13
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
GTQ53.97
|
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GTQ17.17
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GTQ24.73
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.66
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
Guatemala
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.02
GTQ31.20
|
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.37
GTQ65.01
|
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,034.34
GTQ132,345.46
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,865.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
Guatemala
|
Belarus
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.52
GTQ322.55
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$438.88
GTQ3,409.80
|
$245.08
BYN801.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.46
GTQ3,002.55
|
$157.93
BYN516.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.56
GTQ416.09
|
$40.75
BYN133.33
|
|
pay 29.4% more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.16
GTQ1,492.99
|
$350.75
BYN1,147.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.19
GTQ53,066.03
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.03
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
GTQ16.75
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
GTQ22.30
|
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
GTQ27.00
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.91
GTQ333.37
|
$30.83
BYN100.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.08
GTQ55.01
|
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.26
GTQ367.15
|
$61.63
BYN201.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.69
GTQ424.91
|
$32.72
BYN107.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.79
GTQ790.81
|
$79.42
BYN259.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.91
GTQ791.75
|
$82.20
BYN268.92
|
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