Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 2.4 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.24
|
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.40
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.04
|
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.35
|
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.88
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.52
|
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.22
|
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.00
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.29
|
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.54
|
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.36
|
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.84
|
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.16
|
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.60
|
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,041.28
|
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.39
|
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.36
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN857.50
|
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN567.31
|
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN134.52
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
|
pay 57.6% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN982.54
|
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,155.08
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.64
|
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.82
|
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.35
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.20
|
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN11.98
|
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
|
pay 18.8% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN193.69
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.05
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN282.63
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN274.02
|
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
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