Belarus vs Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belarus Costa Rica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1480
$2964
🏠 One person rent
$245
$547
🏘️ Family rent
$436
$932
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$64.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$483
$956
💸 GDP per capita
$7829
$16595
😃 Human freedom index
5.48
8.04
❤️ Life expectancy
73.1
77.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
55
🌐 English speaking %
12%
8.2%
🎓 Higher education
65
75
😀 Quality of life
49
56
🏙️ Population
9.16M
5.04M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($564) is 53% less expensive than in Costa Rica ($1195). Belarus ranked 170th vs 52nd for Costa Rica in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belarus compared to 0.8 months in Costa Rica. Ranked 80th and 65th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belarus vs Costa Rica

We calculate prices for Belarus and Costa Rica as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 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 Costa Rica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.86
$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.4
$8.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$1.55
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$1066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$342
$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.1
$55.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.6
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.41%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1359
$2170
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.3
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$14.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$8.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$4.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.9
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$8.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.81
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8732
$12191

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In Belarus

City Cost of living Population
Minsk
$717
1.99M
Gomel
$469
501K
Brest
$527
344K
Vitebsk
$298
358K
Mogilev
$467
353K
Grodno
$390
361K
Babruysk
$437
207K
Barysaw
$563
136K
Pinsk
$437
124K
Baranavichy
$516
171K

In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1239
342K
Limon
$1201
71.5K
Alajuela
$1233
44.4K
Liberia
$898
65.9K
Puntarenas
$1277
41.5K
Cartago
$961
22.8K
Heredia
$1246
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1687
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1310
3K