Belarus vs Madagascar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belarus Madagascar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$651
$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1685
$1338
🏠 One person rent
$283
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$468
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$74.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$612
$106
💸 GDP per capita
$8318
$545
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
6.8
❤️ Life expectancy
74.2
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
25
🌐 English speaking %
12%
18%
🎓 Higher education
64
36
😀 Quality of life
54
23
🏙️ Population
9.13M
32M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($651) is 21% more expensive than in Madagascar ($536). Belarus ranked 160th vs 180th for Madagascar 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 0.2 months in Madagascar. Ranked 82nd and 173rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belarus vs Madagascar

We calculate prices for Belarus and Madagascar 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 Madagascar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.5
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.68
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$90.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.7
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.07%
15.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$696
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.71
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.64
$1.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.2
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$46.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11802
$9760

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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 Madagascar

City Cost of living Population
Antananarivo
$564
1.28M
Antsirabe
$496
265K
Toamasina
$481
225K
Toliara
$460
169K