Belarus vs Latvia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belarus Latvia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$651
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1685
$2906
🏠 One person rent
$283
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$468
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$612
$1419
💸 GDP per capita
$8318
$23409
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.51
❤️ Life expectancy
74.2
75.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
60
🌐 English speaking %
12%
45.9%
🎓 Higher education
64
72
😀 Quality of life
54
75
🏙️ Population
9.13M
1.87M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($651) is 44% less expensive than in Latvia ($1163). Belarus ranked 160th vs 74th for Latvia 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 1.2 months in Latvia. Ranked 82nd and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belarus vs Latvia

We calculate prices for Belarus and Latvia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Latvia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.5
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.68
$8.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$5.24
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.7
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.07%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$1721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.71
$9.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$5.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.64
$8.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$500
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11802
$17173

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Cities Comparison in Belarus vs Latvia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1248
595K
Daugavpils
$952
78.1K
Liepaja
$1060
67.4K
Jelgava
$908
54.8K
Jurmala
$1423
52K
Ventspils
$994
32.7K
Valmiera
$944
22.8K
Jekabpils
$912
21K
Rezekne
$853
26.4K
Ogre
$1027
22.8K