Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 2.9 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 39.2% more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR837.48
|
$8.05
BYN26.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
$4.72
BYN15.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR206.77
|
$0.63
BYN2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR102.91
|
$0.41
BYN1.35
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR164.79
|
$0.58
BYN1.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,816.68
|
$2.92
BYN9.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,845.81
|
$2.52
BYN8.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR636.89
|
$1.23
BYN4.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR670.38
|
$1.62
BYN5.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR887.83
|
$0.47
BYN1.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.68
|
$0.72
BYN2.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR749.30
|
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR146.03
|
$0.87
BYN2.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR140.97
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.45
|
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
$2.81
BYN9.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,146.46
|
$12.76
BYN41.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,497,569.28
|
$16,579.62
BYN54,041.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR902.77
|
$3.80
BYN12.39
|
|
pay 27.7% more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,035.33
|
$10.23
BYN33.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,762.67
|
$263.08
BYN857.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR36,068.32
|
$174.05
BYN567.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,972.19
|
$41.27
BYN134.52
|
|
pay 13.1 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,877.97
|
$301.44
BYN982.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR138,917.27
|
$7,103.87
BYN23,155.08
|
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR585.52
|
$1.12
BYN3.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR687.10
|
$1.48
BYN4.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,604.70
|
$1.64
BYN5.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,314.60
|
$31.35
BYN102.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR943.94
|
$3.68
BYN11.98
|
|
pay 94.2% more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,648.45
|
$59.42
BYN193.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,615.36
|
$37.14
BYN121.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,217.97
|
$86.71
BYN282.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,816.07
|
$84.07
BYN274.02
|
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