Belarus vs France - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belarus France
🚶 Cost of living one person
$529
$1517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1432
$3774
🏠 One person rent
$215
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$377
$1515
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$512
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.9
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$422
$2553
💸 GDP per capita
$7905
$40964
😃 Human freedom index
5.78
7.8
❤️ Life expectancy
72.4
82.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
72
🌐 English speaking %
12%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
65
82
😀 Quality of life
50
85
🏙️ Population
9.2M
67.7M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($529) is 65% less expensive than in France ($1517). Belarus ranked 170th vs 29th for France 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 France. Ranked 81st and 24th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belarus vs France

We calculate prices for Belarus and France as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 151 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 France
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.35
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.1
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$6.29
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$777
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$607
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$291
$1243
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.2
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.52%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1271
$6240
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$827
$4751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.48
$18.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.39
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$8.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.02
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$459
$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6429
$11155

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belarus

City Cost of living Population
Minsk
$643
2M
Gomel
$450
502K
Mogilev
$527
353K
Vitebsk
$376
359K
Brest
$426
342K
Grodno
$399
359K
Babruysk
$419
209K
Barysaw
$497
136K
Baranavichy
$443
172K
Pinsk
$463
125K

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2138
2.15M
Marseille
$1541
870K
Lyon
$1530
522K
Toulouse
$1423
498K
Nice
$1701
343K
Montpellier
$1449
299K
Strasbourg
$1382
291K
Nantes
$1451
321K
Bordeaux
$1474
260K
Lille
$1474
236K
Rennes
$1337
222K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$1822
121K
Villeurbanne
$1376
155K
Amiens
$1146
134K
Toulon
$1369
180K
Grenoble
$1373
158K
Angers
$1218
156K
Saint-Denis
$1607
153K
Reims
$1437
180K
Aix-en-Provence
$1662
147K
Tours
$1212
138K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1582
78.3K
Nanterre
$1669
95.8K
Le Havre
$1255
166K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1309
147K
Le Mans
$1177
145K
Brest
$1118
139K
Dijon
$1225
159K
Argenteuil
$1875
109K
Saint-Etienne
$1053
174K