Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 46.1% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 58.8% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU714.06
|
$8.05
BYN26.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU399.37
|
$4.72
BYN15.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU76.62
|
$0.63
BYN2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU57.29
|
$0.41
BYN1.36
|
|
pay 47.2% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU97.18
|
$0.58
BYN1.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU265.66
|
$2.92
BYN9.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU166.03
|
$2.52
BYN8.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU150.02
|
$1.23
BYN4.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU164.25
|
$1.62
BYN5.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU50.16
|
$0.47
BYN1.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU46.82
|
$0.72
BYN2.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.27
|
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU50.64
|
$0.87
BYN2.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.82
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU33.21
|
$0.25
BYN0.84
|
|
pay 66.3% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU302.54
|
$2.81
BYN9.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,952.12
|
$12.76
BYN41.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,447,479.71
|
$16,579.62
BYN54,421.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU918.47
|
$3.80
BYN12.48
|
|
pay 61.4% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,638.08
|
$10.23
BYN33.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,908.55
|
$263.08
BYN863.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,072.25
|
$174.05
BYN571.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,919.01
|
$41.27
BYN135.46
|
|
pay 6.0% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,598.62
|
$301.44
BYN989.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU306,627.32
|
$7,103.87
BYN23,318.06
|
|
pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU140.43
|
$1.12
BYN3.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU162.77
|
$1.48
BYN4.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU208.91
|
$1.64
BYN5.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,190.04
|
$31.35
BYN102.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU408.92
|
$3.68
BYN12.06
|
|
pay 24.5% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Belarus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,675.74
|
$59.42
BYN195.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,998.51
|
$37.14
BYN121.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,358.73
|
$86.71
BYN284.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,313.85
|
$84.07
BYN275.95
|
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