Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 55.2% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.5% less in Belarus
- Groceries
-
pay 60.7% less in Belarus
- Transportation
-
pay 62.2% less in Belarus
- Housing
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pay 75.1% less in Belarus
- Childcare
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pay 40.4% less in Belarus
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 62.5% less in Belarus
- Clothing
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pay 19.1% less in Belarus
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and childcare are lower in Belarus.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Austria, you would:
pay 66.5% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€13.67
|
$8.05
BYN26.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.45
|
$4.72
BYN15.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.77
|
$0.63
BYN2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.13
|
$0.41
BYN1.36
|
|
pay 60.7% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.23
|
$0.58
BYN1.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.24
|
$2.92
BYN9.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€4.99
|
$2.52
BYN8.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.60
|
$1.23
BYN4.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.39
|
$1.62
BYN5.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.02
|
$0.47
BYN1.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.72
BYN2.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.21
|
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.67
|
$0.87
BYN2.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$0.25
BYN0.84
|
|
pay 62.2% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.60
|
$2.81
BYN9.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€43.45
|
$12.76
BYN41.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€23,813.11
|
$16,579.62
BYN54,436.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€17.96
|
$3.80
BYN12.48
|
|
pay 75.1% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€32.04
|
$10.23
BYN33.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€741.58
|
$263.08
BYN863.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€626.43
|
$174.05
BYN571.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€245.22
|
$41.27
BYN135.50
|
|
pay 40.4% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€387.90
|
$301.44
BYN989.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€12,598.30
|
$7,103.87
BYN23,324.49
|
|
pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.13
|
$1.12
BYN3.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.22
|
$1.48
BYN4.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€5.83
|
$1.64
BYN5.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€40.79
|
$31.35
BYN102.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.18
|
$3.68
BYN12.07
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€75.65
|
$59.42
BYN195.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€39.02
|
$37.14
BYN121.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€78.36
|
$86.71
BYN284.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€105.54
|
$84.07
BYN276.03
|
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