Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 2.3 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.42
|
$15.56
€14.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.51
|
$8.31
€7.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.05
|
$1.68
€1.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.36
|
$1.03
€0.98
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.89
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.59
|
$6.32
€5.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.28
|
$6.39
€6.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.03
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.32
|
$3.79
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.55
|
$1.18
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.38
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.86
|
$1.25
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.84
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.22
|
$5.54
€5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.90
|
$42.87
€40.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,421.66
|
$26,716.67
€25,337.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.48
|
$20.31
€19.26
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.59
|
$33.66
€31.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN863.53
|
$862.00
€817.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN571.30
|
$707.00
€670.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN135.46
|
$139.26
€132.07
|
|
pay 20.6% more for childcare
Belarus
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN989.45
|
$417.93
€396.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,318.06
|
$7,282.83
€6,906.76
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.66
|
$3.45
€3.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.86
|
$3.61
€3.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.38
|
$4.90
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.92
|
$59.44
€56.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN12.06
|
$10.85
€10.29
|
|
pay 30.2% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN195.05
|
$81.33
€77.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.90
|
$46.86
€44.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN284.61
|
$112.61
€106.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN275.95
|
$107.65
€102.09
|
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