Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 15.2% cheaper than Belarus.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 33.5% less for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.24
|
$1.57
NPR213.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.40
|
$6.71
NPR908.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.04
|
$0.42
NPR56.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.35
|
$0.16
NPR21.32
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.88
|
$0.46
NPR62.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.52
|
$3.21
NPR434.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.22
|
$2.81
NPR380.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.00
|
$1.50
NPR203.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.29
|
$1.41
NPR191.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.54
|
$0.99
NPR133.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.36
|
$0.40
NPR54.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
$0.48
NPR64.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.84
|
$0.27
NPR36.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.18
NPR25.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$0.26
NPR35.33
|
|
pay 80.7% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.16
|
$4.84
NPR655.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.60
|
$15.93
NPR2,157.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,041.28
|
$30,847.90
NPR4,179,302.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.39
|
$9.11
NPR1,233.92
|
|
pay 49.2% less for housing
|
Belarus
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.36
|
$9.30
NPR1,259.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN857.50
|
$83.84
NPR11,359.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN567.31
|
$52.73
NPR7,144.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN134.52
|
$20.72
NPR2,807.44
|
|
pay 71.5% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN982.54
|
$51.59
NPR6,988.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,155.08
|
$2,839.32
NPR384,673.18
|
|
pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.64
|
$2.21
NPR298.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.82
|
$1.57
NPR212.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.35
|
$2.90
NPR393.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.20
|
$16.62
NPR2,252.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN11.98
|
$2.96
NPR400.58
|
|
pay 52.1% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN193.69
|
$21.36
NPR2,894.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.05
|
$27.01
NPR3,659.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN282.63
|
$40.30
NPR5,459.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN274.02
|
$30.56
NPR4,140.35
|
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