Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 42.5% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
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Lithuania
|
Belarus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.28
|
$8.05
BYN26.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.60
|
$4.72
BYN15.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.98
|
$0.63
BYN2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.53
|
$0.41
BYN1.35
|
|
pay 36.1% less for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Belarus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.54
|
$0.58
BYN1.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.52
|
$2.92
BYN9.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.87
|
$2.52
BYN8.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.54
|
$1.23
BYN4.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.91
|
$1.62
BYN5.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.47
BYN1.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.70
|
$0.72
BYN2.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.36
|
$0.87
BYN2.85
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.34
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
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pay 56.9% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.72
|
$2.81
BYN9.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.55
|
$12.76
BYN41.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,481.98
|
$16,579.62
BYN54,162.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.11
|
$3.80
BYN12.42
|
|
pay 50.1% less for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Belarus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€13.94
|
$10.23
BYN33.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€483.28
|
$263.08
BYN859.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€331.13
|
$174.05
BYN568.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€139.95
|
$41.27
BYN134.82
|
|
pay 27.7% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Belarus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€454.23
|
$301.44
BYN984.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,306.78
|
$7,103.87
BYN23,207.01
|
|
pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Belarus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.59
|
$1.12
BYN3.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.75
|
$1.48
BYN4.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.91
|
$1.64
BYN5.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.45
|
$31.35
BYN102.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.81
|
$3.68
BYN12.01
|
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pay 20.2% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Belarus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€90.01
|
$59.42
BYN194.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.70
|
$37.14
BYN121.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€84.59
|
$86.71
BYN283.26
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€134.65
|
$84.07
BYN274.64
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