Cost of living in Belarus
Summary of cost of living in Belarus
- Family of four estimated monthly costs: 5,607 BYN
- Single person estimated monthly costs: 2,508 BYN WARNING! These estimates are based on only a few data points. At the moment, you should treat them only as a best guess.
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| Food | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | 20 BYN | ||
| Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | 10 BYN | ||
| 500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | 5.95 BYN | ||
| 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | 2.41 BYN | ||
| 12 eggs, large | 4.04 BYN | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | 4.81 BYN | ||
| 500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | 9 BYN | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | 3.06 BYN | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | 1.89 BYN | ||
| 0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | 2.30 BYN | ||
| 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | 31 BYN | ||
| 2 liters of coca-cola | 3.75 BYN | ||
| Bread for 2 people for 1 day | 1.38 BYN | ||
| Housing | |||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | 1,896 BYN | ||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | 1,090 BYN | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | 126 BYN | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area | 772 BYN | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area | 538 BYN | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio | 144 BYN | ||
| Internet 8 mbps (1 month) | 28 BYN | ||
| 40” flat screen tv | 1,482 BYN | ||
| Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) | 439 BYN | ||
| Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | 44 BYN | ||
| Hourly rate for cleaning help | 34 BYN | ||
| Clothes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | 189 BYN | ||
| 1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) | 125 BYN | ||
| 1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) | 266 BYN | ||
| 1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | 263 BYN | ||
| Transportation | |||
| Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new | 38,128 BYN | ||
| 1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | 2.37 BYN | ||
| Monthly ticket public transport | 48 BYN | ||
| Personal Care | |||
| Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) | 24 BYN | ||
| 1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | 33 BYN | ||
| Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) | 38 BYN | ||
| 1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | 20 BYN | ||
| Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | 16 BYN | ||
| Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | 10 BYN | ||
| 4 rolls of toilet paper | 3.77 BYN | ||
| Tube of toothpaste | 8 BYN | ||
| Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | 20 BYN | ||
| Entertainment | |||
| Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | 49 BYN | ||
| 2 tickets to the movies | 22 BYN | ||
| 2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | 101 BYN | ||
| Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | 96 BYN | ||
| 1 cocktail drink in downtown club | 22 BYN | ||
| Cappuccino in expat area of the city | 4.56 BYN | ||
| 1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | 7 BYN | ||
| Ipad wi-fi 128gb | 1,254 BYN | ||
| 1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | 0.84 BYN | ||
| 1 month of gym membership in business district | 60 BYN | ||
| 1 package of marlboro cigarettes | 4.43 BYN | ||
Map of Cost of Living in Belarus
This map shows only the top cities in Belarus. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan:
List of all the cities available in Expatistan
The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.
What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference city (that happens to be Prague).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
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Prices recently added
- 2 lbs of rice in Minsk costs 3.31 BYN (3 days ago)
- 500 ml domestic beer in the supermarket in Minsk costs 2.00 BYN (3 days ago)
- 1 lb of potatoes in Minsk costs 4.41 BYN (3 days ago)
- 3 lb bag of apples in Minsk costs 3.67 BYN (3 days ago)
- 12 eggs, large in Minsk costs 2.00 BYN (3 days ago)
- 2 liters of whole fat milk in Minsk costs 0.50 BYN (3 days ago)