Belarus vs Lesotho - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belarus Lesotho
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1480
$1440
🏠 One person rent
$245
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$436
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$483
$658
💸 GDP per capita
$7829
$878
😃 Human freedom index
5.48
6.49
❤️ Life expectancy
73.1
53
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
39
🌐 English speaking %
12%
27.9%
🎓 Higher education
65
31
😀 Quality of life
49
12
🏙️ Population
9.16M
2.01M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($564) is 7% less expensive than in Lesotho ($606). Belarus ranked 170th vs 163rd for Lesotho 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 1.1 months in Lesotho. Ranked 80th and 186th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belarus vs Lesotho

We calculate prices for Belarus and Lesotho as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 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 Lesotho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.86
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.4
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.85
 Cappuccino
$1.55
$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$60.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$342
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.1
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.6
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.41%
8.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1359
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.3
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$5.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$6.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$4.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$4.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.9
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.81
$3.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$48
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8732
$1139

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In Belarus

City Cost of living Population
Minsk
$717
1.99M
Gomel
$469
501K
Brest
$527
344K
Vitebsk
$298
358K
Mogilev
$467
353K
Grodno
$390
361K
Babruysk
$437
207K
Barysaw
$563
136K
Pinsk
$437
124K
Baranavichy
$516
171K

In Lesotho

City Cost of living Population
Maseru
$627
344K
Mafeteng
$581
57.1K
Teyateyaneng
$533
75.1K
Butha-Buthe
$559
10K