Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 2.4 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 97.2% more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN164
|
$8.05
BYN26.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
$4.72
BYN15.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.63
BYN2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.41
BYN1.35
|
|
pay 68.3% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.58
BYN1.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN139
|
$2.92
BYN9.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN168
|
$2.52
BYN8.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
$1.23
BYN4.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN104
|
$1.62
BYN5.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.47
BYN1.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.72
BYN2.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN23
|
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.87
BYN2.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN284
|
$2.81
BYN9.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
$12.76
BYN41.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
$16,579.62
BYN54,041.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN825
|
$3.80
BYN12.39
|
|
pay 59.7% more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
$10.23
BYN33.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
$263.08
BYN857.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
$174.05
BYN567.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
$41.27
BYN134.52
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
$301.44
BYN982.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$7,103.87
BYN23,155.08
|
|
pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN290
|
$1.12
BYN3.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN73
|
$1.48
BYN4.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
$1.64
BYN5.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN801
|
$31.35
BYN102.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN230
|
$3.68
BYN11.98
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
$59.42
BYN193.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
$37.14
BYN121.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
$86.71
BYN282.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
$84.07
BYN274.02
|
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