Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 9.9% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 11.1% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Belarus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH240.10
|
$8.05
BYN26.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH212.76
|
$4.72
BYN15.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.01
|
$0.63
BYN2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.21
|
$0.41
BYN1.36
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.37
|
$0.58
BYN1.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH155.57
|
$2.92
BYN9.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.04
|
$2.52
BYN8.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.21
|
$1.23
BYN4.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.47
|
$1.62
BYN5.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.99
|
$0.47
BYN1.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.35
|
$0.72
BYN2.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.10
|
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH32.94
|
$0.87
BYN2.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.76
|
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH202.53
|
$2.81
BYN9.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH426.05
|
$12.76
BYN41.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,075,937.34
|
$16,579.62
BYN54,300.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.34
|
$3.80
BYN12.45
|
|
pay 13.3% more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Belarus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.16
|
$10.23
BYN33.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,319.36
|
$263.08
BYN861.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,765.11
|
$174.05
BYN570.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,351.16
|
$41.27
BYN135.16
|
|
pay 24.0% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,253.94
|
$301.44
BYN987.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH214,591.45
|
$7,103.87
BYN23,266.11
|
|
pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.01
|
$1.12
BYN3.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.54
|
$1.48
BYN4.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.66
|
$1.64
BYN5.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH848.86
|
$31.35
BYN102.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH153.66
|
$3.68
BYN12.04
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Belarus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,916.15
|
$59.42
BYN194.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,307.84
|
$37.14
BYN121.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,076.92
|
$86.71
BYN283.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,370.36
|
$84.07
BYN275.34
|
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