Cost of living comparison
Albania is 73.5% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Albania instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 78.1% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.42
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.51
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.05
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.36
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 75.2% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.89
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.59
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.28
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.03
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.32
|
$3.11
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.55
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.38
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.86
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.84
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.22
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.90
|
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,421.66
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.48
|
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
|
pay 63.2% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.59
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN863.53
|
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN571.30
|
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN135.46
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
|
pay 47.3% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN989.45
|
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,318.06
|
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
|
pay 85.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.66
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.86
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.38
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.92
|
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN12.06
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN195.05
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.90
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN284.61
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN275.95
|
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
|
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