Belarus vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

Belarus China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$614
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1710
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$233
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$419
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$833
💸 GDP per capita
$7905
$12720
😃 Human freedom index
5.78
5.22
❤️ Life expectancy
72.4
78.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
45
🌐 English speaking %
12%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
65
90
😀 Quality of life
53
51
🏙️ Population
9.2M
1.44B

The average cost of living in Belarus ($614) is 11% less expensive than in China ($692). Belarus ranked 151st vs 138th for China 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 1.2 months in China. Ranked 78th and 81st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belarus vs China

We calculate prices for Belarus and China as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 544 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 China
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.89
$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.09
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$319
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.2
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.22%
4.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$4602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$2867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$4.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.7
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$6.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.01
$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.3
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$638
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7863
$14422

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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 China

City Cost of living Population
Beijing
$1150
21.9M
Shanghai
$1183
24.9M
Shenzhen
$1043
17.5M
Chongqing
$684
32.1M
Hong Kong
$2720
7.41M
Guangzhou
$760
18.7M
Chengdu
$677
20.9M
Tianjin
$724
13.9M
Hangzhou
$849
11.9M
Xi'an
$563
13M
Nantong
$756
7.73M
Baoding
$494
11.5M
Wuhan
$643
12.3M
Suzhou
$1073
12.7M
Qingdao
$647
10.1M
Nanjing
$762
9.31M
Shijiazhuang
$508
10.6M
Foshan
$605
9.5M
Wuxi
$813
7.46M
Quanzhou
$687
8.78M
Hefei
$636
9.37M
Bijie
$614
6.9M
Changchun
$604
9.07M
Dongguan
$726
10.5M
Ningbo
$844
9.4M
Jieyang
$957
6.09M
Ganzhou
$831
8.97M
Guiyang
$568
5.99M
Yantai
$642
7.1M
Shenyang
$580
9.07M