Belarus vs Libya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belarus Libya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$651
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1685
$980
🏠 One person rent
$283
$149
🏘️ Family rent
$468
$247
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$149
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$612
$264
💸 GDP per capita
$8318
$6569
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
4.67
❤️ Life expectancy
74.2
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
13
🌐 English speaking %
12%
2%
🎓 Higher education
64
35
😀 Quality of life
54
30
🏙️ Population
9.13M
7.38M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($651) is 62% more expensive than in Libya ($401). Belarus ranked 160th vs 195th for Libya 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 0.7 months in Libya. Ranked 82nd and 156th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belarus vs Libya

We calculate prices for Belarus and Libya as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 13 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 Libya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.5
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.68
$2.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.53
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$0.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$17.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.7
$27.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.07%
19.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.71
$8.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$4.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$3.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$1.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.64
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.2
$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$30.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$59.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11802
$970

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Cities Comparison in Belarus vs Libya

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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 Libya

City Cost of living Population
Tripoli
$457
1.29M
Misrata
$394
881K
Benghazi
$394
632K
Ajdabiya
$355
416K
Al-Khums
$389
202K
Zawiya
$316
199K
Gharyan
$372
123K
Tobruk
$360
136K
Sabratha
$364
102K
Sabha
$373
99K
Derna
$359
90K
Zuwarah
$367
80.3K
Yafran
$382
72.7K