Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 53.4% cheaper than Germany overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.2% less in Belarus
- Groceries
-
pay 53.0% less in Belarus
- Transportation
-
pay 65.5% less in Belarus
- Housing
-
pay 75.0% less in Belarus
- Childcare
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pay 38.2% less in Belarus
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 59.5% less in Belarus
- Clothing
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pay 18.5% less in Belarus
Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Belarus.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Germany, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Belarus
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€12.48
|
$8.05
BYN26.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.06
|
$4.72
BYN15.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.49
|
$0.63
BYN2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.14
|
$0.41
BYN1.36
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
Germany
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.80
|
$0.58
BYN1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€5.96
|
$2.92
BYN9.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€3.89
|
$2.52
BYN8.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.03
|
$1.23
BYN4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.54
|
$1.62
BYN5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.13
|
$0.47
BYN1.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.62
|
$0.72
BYN2.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.87
|
$0.87
BYN2.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.61
|
$0.25
BYN0.84
|
|
pay 65.5% less for transportation
Germany
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.29
|
$2.81
BYN9.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€47.07
|
$12.76
BYN41.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€25,605.87
|
$16,579.62
BYN54,436.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€20.46
|
$3.80
BYN12.48
|
|
pay 75.0% less for housing
Germany
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€42.86
|
$10.23
BYN33.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€702.54
|
$263.08
BYN863.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€555.77
|
$174.05
BYN571.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€204.49
|
$41.27
BYN135.50
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
Germany
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€407.44
|
$301.44
BYN989.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€10,940.81
|
$7,103.87
BYN23,324.49
|
|
pay 59.5% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€3.93
|
$1.12
BYN3.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.10
|
$1.48
BYN4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€7.76
|
$1.64
BYN5.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€32.00
|
$31.35
BYN102.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€11.38
|
$3.68
BYN12.07
|
|
pay 18.5% less for clothing
Germany
|
Belarus
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€73.19
|
$59.42
BYN195.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€36.25
|
$37.14
BYN121.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€81.41
|
$86.71
BYN284.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€109.71
|
$84.07
BYN276.03
|
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