Belarus vs Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belarus Costa Rica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$651
$1328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1685
$3222
🏠 One person rent
$283
$625
🏘️ Family rent
$468
$982
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$612
$1013
💸 GDP per capita
$8318
$18587
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.36
❤️ Life expectancy
74.2
80.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
56
🌐 English speaking %
12%
8.2%
🎓 Higher education
64
75
😀 Quality of life
54
65
🏙️ Population
9.13M
5.13M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($651) is 51% less expensive than in Costa Rica ($1328). Belarus ranked 160th 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 82nd and 59th 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
$9.12
$9.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.5
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.68
$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.68
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$811
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$61.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.7
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$50.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.07%
9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$1680
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.71
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$8.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.64
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$9.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$4.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.2
$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11802
$13147

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In Belarus

City Cost of living Population
Minsk
$836
2M
Gomel
$545
501K
Grodno
$399
364K
Vitebsk
$335
359K
Mogilev
$622
353K
Brest
$589
346K
Babruysk
$450
206K
Baranavichy
$568
171K
Barysaw
$628
135K
Pinsk
$484
124K

In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1454
335K
Limon
$1332
71.5K
Alajuela
$1323
44.4K
Liberia
$957
65.9K
Puntarenas
$825
41.5K
Cartago
$1290
22.8K
Heredia
$1378
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1832
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1273
3K