Belarus vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

Belarus Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$614
$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1710
$2989
🏠 One person rent
$233
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$419
$1054
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$2322
💸 GDP per capita
$7905
$33815
😃 Human freedom index
5.78
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
72.4
84.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
73
🌐 English speaking %
12%
15%
🎓 Higher education
65
98
😀 Quality of life
53
92
🏙️ Population
9.2M
125M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($614) is 47% less expensive than in Japan ($1155). Belarus ranked 151st vs 55th for Japan 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 2 months in Japan. Ranked 78th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belarus vs Japan

We calculate prices for Belarus and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 907 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 Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.89
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.09
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$1165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$319
$793
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$98.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.2
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.22%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$4796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$26.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.7
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$33.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.01
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.3
$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$638
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7863
$12440

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Cities Comparison in Belarus vs Japan

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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 Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1601
14M
Yokohama
$1463
3.76M
Osaka
$1212
2.75M
Nagoya
$1332
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1094
1.54M
Kobe
$1274
1.52M
Sapporo
$1101
1.96M
Sendai
$1103
1.06M
Fukuoka
$1252
1.6M
Hiroshima
$1116
1.2M
Saitama
$1081
1.33M
Kyoto
$1171
1.46M
Sakai
$1215
824K
Yokosuka
$1176
390K
Chiba
$1271
975K
Sagamihara
$1124
726K
Kitakyushu
$1060
935K
Kagoshima
$1165
594K
Hachioji
$1113
576K
Kumamoto
$1021
738K
Kawaguchi
$1099
593K
Amagasaki
$1205
459K
Utsunomiya
$1082
518K
Okayama
$1051
720K
Kashiwa
$1223
428K
Niigata
$1047
791K
Funabashi
$1192
641K
Shizuoka
$1073
686K
Hamamatsu
$1153
788K
Himeji
$1107
528K