Belarus vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belarus Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$651
$2421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1685
$5667
🏠 One person rent
$283
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$468
$2475
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$612
$3985
💸 GDP per capita
$8318
$67520
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.81
❤️ Life expectancy
74.2
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
78
🌐 English speaking %
12%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
64
96
😀 Quality of life
54
94
🏙️ Population
9.13M
18M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($651) is 73% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2421). Belarus ranked 160th vs 13th for the Netherlands 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 1.6 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 82nd and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belarus vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Belarus and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 70 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 Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.5
$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.68
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$6.79
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$3.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$1482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.7
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.07%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$6672
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$5056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.71
$30.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$7.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.64
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.2
$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$61.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$2174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11802
$11739

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Cities Comparison in Belarus vs the Netherlands

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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 the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3203
921K
Rotterdam
$2637
664K
The Hague
$2701
548K
Utrecht
$2669
359K
Eindhoven
$2287
244K
Groningen
$1973
238K
Breda
$2206
188K
Almere
$2440
215K
Tilburg
$2340
228K
Arnhem
$2189
164K
Haarlem
$2822
163K
Nijmegen
$2200
177K
Leiden
$2348
124K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
159K
Enschede
$2150
160K
Apeldoorn
$2119
139K
Maastricht
$2233
120K
Venlo
$2137
102K
Delft
$2389
109K
Zwolle
$2002
130K
Hilversum
$2636
91.2K
Purmerend
$2223
81.5K
Emmen
$1774
107K
Deventer
$2055
101K
Leeuwarden
$2016
93.8K
Roosendaal
$2264
77K
Heerlen
$1930
86.9K
Zeist
$2457
65K
Scheveningen
$2471
61K
Bergen op Zoom
$2295
66.4K