Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 41.7% cheaper than Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
|
Timor-Leste
|
Belarus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$6.95
BYN22.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
|
$4.33
BYN14.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.61
BYN1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 49.3% less for groceries
|
Timor-Leste
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$3.10
BYN10.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
|
$2.36
BYN7.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
$1.58
BYN5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.73
BYN2.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.84
BYN2.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 62.0% less for transportation
|
Timor-Leste
|
Belarus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
|
$2.78
BYN9.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.98
BYN42.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,464.32
BYN53,994.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.00
|
$3.69
BYN12.09
|
|
pay 76.0% less for housing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$10.11
BYN33.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$245.08
BYN803.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$157.93
BYN517.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$40.75
BYN133.65
|
|
pay 23.0% less for childcare
|
Timor-Leste
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.33
|
$350.75
BYN1,150.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
|
$5,210.54
BYN17,087.88
|
|
pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Timor-Leste
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
|
$0.99
BYN3.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
|
$1.41
BYN4.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
|
$1.54
BYN5.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$30.83
BYN101.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$3.76
BYN12.34
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.25
|
$61.63
BYN202.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$32.72
BYN107.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.75
|
$79.42
BYN260.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.67
|
$82.20
BYN269.56
|
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