Cost of living in Belarus

The cost of living in Belarus is approximately 564 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 1480 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in Belarus

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
564 $
Without Rent
319 $
Rent & Utilities
245 $
Food
220 $
Transport
32 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
483 $
GDP per Capita
7,829 $
Freedom Index
5.48
Lifespan
73 years
Speak English
12%
Population
9.2M

Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 7.86 $
Dinner 26.9 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 4.4 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.34 $
Capuccino 1.55 $
Coke, 330ml 0.69 $

Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 0.69 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 0.55 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.01 $
Eggs, 12 pack 1.26 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 5.73 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.58 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 6.94 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.03 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.66 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.7 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.97 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.42 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.62 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.37 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 6.21 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 0.79 $
Cigarette pack 1.64 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.26 $
Monthly Pass 13.3 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 0.72 $
Taxi, 8 km 3.64 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 10.9 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 4.97 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 2.13 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 0.88 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1.23 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 33 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 51 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 9.96 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 181 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 342 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 287 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 512 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 1,359 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 892 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 483 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 14.41%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 27.9 $
Cinema, 1 seat 3.91 $
Haircut 3.81 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 88.5 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 58.6 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 302 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 8,732 $

Cities in Belarus by Cost of Living

City Cost of Living without rent
Minsk
$367
Barysaw
$333
Baranavichy
$325
Pinsk
$311
Babruysk
$309
Gomel
$308
Brest
$301
Mogilev
$296
Grodno
$241
Vitebsk
$186