Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 2.1 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP201.41
|
$8.05
BYN26.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP246.15
|
$4.72
BYN15.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.54
|
$0.63
BYN2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.26
|
$0.41
BYN1.35
|
|
pay 91.0% more for groceries
Egypt
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.52
|
$0.58
BYN1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP89.80
|
$2.92
BYN9.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP167.83
|
$2.52
BYN8.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP78.48
|
$1.23
BYN4.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP100.21
|
$1.62
BYN5.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP31.33
|
$0.47
BYN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.91
|
$0.72
BYN2.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.48
|
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP9.07
|
$0.87
BYN2.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.52
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
|
pay 48.3% more for transportation
Egypt
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.85
|
$2.81
BYN9.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP611.10
|
$12.76
BYN41.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,483,456.78
|
$16,579.62
BYN54,041.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP135.05
|
$3.80
BYN12.39
|
|
pay 91.7% more for housing
Egypt
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP388.03
|
$10.23
BYN33.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,487.38
|
$263.08
BYN857.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,654.14
|
$174.05
BYN567.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP603.08
|
$41.27
BYN134.52
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,387.10
|
$301.44
BYN982.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP74,937.13
|
$7,103.87
BYN23,155.08
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP91.24
|
$1.12
BYN3.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP70.05
|
$1.48
BYN4.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP94.15
|
$1.64
BYN5.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,112.55
|
$31.35
BYN102.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP136.28
|
$3.68
BYN11.98
|
|
pay 61.6% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,192.85
|
$59.42
BYN193.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,467.39
|
$37.14
BYN121.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,944.46
|
$86.71
BYN282.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,881.85
|
$84.07
BYN274.02
|
|
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