Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 91.9% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
$10.14
MX$205.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
$8.52
MX$172.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$1.35
MX$27.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$1.02
MX$20.69
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$2.68
MX$54.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.14
|
$4.17
MX$84.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
$5.88
MX$119.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
$2.68
MX$54.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$3.49
MX$70.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$1.32
MX$26.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.63
MX$12.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.79
MX$15.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.77
MX$15.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.90
MX$18.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.78
MX$15.73
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$5.33
MX$108.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.42
|
$28.94
MX$586.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,814.87
|
$22,778.21
MX$462,003.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
$17.39
MX$352.72
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.03
|
$33.11
MX$671.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.06
|
$599.68
MX$12,163.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.20
|
$424.66
MX$8,613.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.21
|
$54.94
MX$1,114.30
|
|
pay 20.9% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,146.45
|
$230.47
MX$4,674.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,031.05
|
$4,822.04
MX$97,803.97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$2.57
MX$52.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$3.35
MX$68.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.04
|
$4.34
MX$88.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.78
|
$38.86
MX$788.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.29
|
$5.22
MX$105.90
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.43
|
$54.74
MX$1,110.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN106.93
|
$42.64
MX$864.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.58
|
$96.11
MX$1,949.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.67
|
$90.93
MX$1,844.21
|
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