Belarus vs France - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belarus France
🚶 Cost of living one person
$572
$1740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1483
$4103
🏠 One person rent
$246
$903
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$1538
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$33
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$596
$2792
💸 GDP per capita
$7829
$44691
😃 Human freedom index
5.32
8.21
❤️ Life expectancy
74.2
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
67
🌐 English speaking %
12%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
65
86
😀 Quality of life
51
85
🏙️ Population
9.11M
68.4M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($572) is 67% less expensive than in France ($1740). Belarus ranked 170th vs 27th 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 1 months in Belarus compared to 1.6 months in France. Ranked 79th and 23rd 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
$7.98
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$7.31
 Cappuccino
$1.55
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$894
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.2
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1546
$6572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$4778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$4.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.45
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.12
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.78
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.7
$30.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.79
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.1
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$768
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9181
$12003

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Cities Comparison in Belarus vs France

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belarus

City Cost of living Population
Minsk
$738
2M
Grodno
$337
364K
Gomel
$465
501K
Vitebsk
$300
359K
Brest
$495
346K
Mogilev
$500
353K
Babruysk
$444
206K
Baranavichy
$523
171K
Barysaw
$613
135K
Pinsk
$436
124K

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2543
2.15M
Marseille
$1769
877K
Lyon
$1728
521K
Toulouse
$1701
512K
Nice
$1851
354K
Montpellier
$1621
307K
Nantes
$1644
325K
Strasbourg
$1597
292K
Lille
$1617
239K
Bordeaux
$1721
265K
Rennes
$1491
228K
Amiens
$1329
135K
Villeurbanne
$1737
162K
Angers
$1731
158K
Grenoble
$1573
156K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2332
120K
Toulon
$1510
181K
Saint-Etienne
$1197
173K
Le Mans
$1355
145K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1458
148K
Reims
$1498
178K
Orleans
$1366
116K
Aix-en-Provence
$1775
148K
Nimes
$1349
150K
Le Havre
$1253
166K
Brest
$1213
141K
Metz
$1547
122K
Tours
$1317
139K
Saint-Denis
$1536
156K
Argenteuil
$1952
107K