Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 69.0% more expensive than Syria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.8% more in Belarus
- Groceries
-
pay 14.7% more in Belarus
- Transportation
-
pay 31.6% less in Belarus
- Housing
-
pay 5.4% more in Belarus
- Childcare
-
pay 4.9 times more in Belarus
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.3% more in Belarus
- Clothing
-
pay 60.7% more in Belarus
The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and housing in Belarus are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Belarus.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Syria, you would:
pay 19.8% more for restaurants
Syria
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$8.05
BYN26.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$4.72
BYN15.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$0.63
BYN2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$0.41
BYN1.36
|
|
pay 14.7% more for groceries
Syria
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$0.58
BYN1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$2.92
BYN9.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$2.52
BYN8.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$1.23
BYN4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$1.62
BYN5.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$0.47
BYN1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.72
BYN2.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$0.74
BYN2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$0.87
BYN2.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$0.25
BYN0.84
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
Syria
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$2.81
BYN9.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$12.76
BYN41.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$16,579.62
BYN54,497.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$3.80
BYN12.50
|
|
pay 5.4% more for housing
Syria
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$10.23
BYN33.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$263.08
BYN864.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$174.05
BYN572.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$41.27
BYN135.65
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Syria
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$301.44
BYN990.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$7,103.87
BYN23,350.36
|
|
pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$1.12
BYN3.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$1.48
BYN4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$1.64
BYN5.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$31.35
BYN103.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$3.68
BYN12.08
|
|
pay 60.7% more for clothing
Syria
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$59.42
BYN195.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$37.14
BYN122.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$86.71
BYN285.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$84.07
BYN276.33
|
|
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