Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 62.4% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Belarus
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.85
|
$6.95
BYN22.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.93
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.99
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.45
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 70.1% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Belarus
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.70
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.44
|
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.98
|
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.39
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.07
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.11
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.55
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.89
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.49
|
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.06
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 63.9% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Belarus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.52
|
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.19
|
$12.98
BYN42.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,071.64
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,842.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.24
|
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
|
pay 84.4% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Belarus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£53.92
|
$10.11
BYN33.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,463.49
|
$245.08
BYN801.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
$157.93
BYN516.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£127.08
|
$40.75
BYN133.27
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Belarus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,146.43
|
$350.75
BYN1,147.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£12,989.18
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,039.90
|
|
pay 71.6% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.65
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.15
|
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.73
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£62.56
|
$30.83
BYN100.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.55
|
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Belarus
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£69.31
|
$61.63
BYN201.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.56
|
$32.72
BYN106.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£63.33
|
$79.42
BYN259.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£60.28
|
$82.20
BYN268.81
|
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