Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 7.2% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$31.00
|
$8.05
BYN26.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$36.43
|
$4.72
BYN15.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$6.00
|
$0.63
BYN2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.67
|
$0.41
BYN1.35
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$8.26
|
$0.58
BYN1.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$24.20
|
$2.92
BYN9.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$20.94
|
$2.52
BYN8.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$11.38
|
$1.23
BYN4.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$9.28
|
$1.62
BYN5.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.94
|
$0.47
BYN1.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.21
|
$0.72
BYN2.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.76
|
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.84
|
$0.87
BYN2.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.97
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.80
|
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$22.31
|
$2.81
BYN9.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$240.26
|
$12.76
BYN41.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$117,242.39
|
$16,579.62
BYN54,041.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$44.98
|
$3.80
BYN12.39
|
|
pay 20.0% less for housing
|
Brazil
|
Belarus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$108.27
|
$10.23
BYN33.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,741.22
|
$263.08
BYN857.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,219.41
|
$174.05
BYN567.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$300.14
|
$41.27
BYN134.52
|
|
pay 11.5% more for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,576.50
|
$301.44
BYN982.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$40,525.97
|
$7,103.87
BYN23,155.08
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.45
|
$1.12
BYN3.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.45
|
$1.48
BYN4.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.82
|
$1.64
BYN5.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$132.99
|
$31.35
BYN102.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$35.53
|
$3.68
BYN11.98
|
|
pay 26.0% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$262.48
|
$59.42
BYN193.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$241.44
|
$37.14
BYN121.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$425.35
|
$86.71
BYN282.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$344.45
|
$84.07
BYN274.02
|
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