Belarus vs Canada - Cost of Living Comparison

Belarus Canada
🚶 Cost of living one person
$614
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1710
$4366
🏠 One person rent
$233
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$419
$1878
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$3177
💸 GDP per capita
$7905
$54966
😃 Human freedom index
5.78
8.47
❤️ Life expectancy
72.4
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
74
🌐 English speaking %
12%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
53
91
🏙️ Population
9.2M
37M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($614) is 68% less expensive than in Canada ($1901). Belarus ranked 151st vs 17th for Canada in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belarus compared to 1.7 months in Canada. Ranked 78th and 16th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belarus vs Canada

We calculate prices for Belarus and Canada as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 153 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Belarus Canada
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.89
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.09
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$5.2
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$1088
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$924
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$319
$1608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.2
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.22%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$6093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$16.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.7
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$9.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$75.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.01
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.3
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$638
$834
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7863
$13558

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belarus

City Cost of living Population
Minsk
$757
2M
Gomel
$477
502K
Brest
$493
342K
Mogilev
$668
353K
Vitebsk
$394
359K
Grodno
$435
359K
Babruysk
$467
209K
Baranavichy
$569
172K
Pinsk
$526
125K
Barysaw
$590
136K

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2460
2.79M
Montreal
$1760
1.76M
Calgary
$1996
1.31M
Ottawa
$2005
1.02M
Edmonton
$1742
1.01M
Mississauga
$2233
722K
Vancouver
$2477
662K
Surrey
$1992
518K
Brampton
$2101
594K
Hamilton
$2048
569K
Winnipeg
$1604
705K
London
$2095
422K
Quebec City
$1404
549K
Halifax
$2041
440K
Markham
$2223
329K
Laval
$1480
438K
Longueuil
$1449
254K
Vaughan
$2338
306K
Burnaby
$2301
233K
Burlington
$2165
183K
Kitchener
$1782
233K
Richmond Hill
$2172
195K
Regina
$1489
215K
Gatineau
$1569
291K
Saskatoon
$1693
246K
Windsor
$1838
217K
Oakville
$2293
194K
Oshawa
$1626
159K
Greater Sudbury
$1615
162K
Richmond
$2293
198K