Belarus vs New Zealand - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belarus New Zealand
🚶 Cost of living one person
$715
$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1856
$4074
🏠 One person rent
$314
$1058
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$1643
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$508
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$672
$3019
💸 GDP per capita
$8318
$49205
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
9.02
❤️ Life expectancy
74.2
83
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
81
🌐 English speaking %
12%
97.2%
🎓 Higher education
64
91
😀 Quality of life
54
89
🏙️ Population
9.13M
5.29M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($715) is 61% less expensive than in New Zealand ($1823). Belarus ranked 152nd vs 24th for New Zealand 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 1.7 months in New Zealand. Ranked 80th and 20th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belarus vs New Zealand

We calculate prices for Belarus and New Zealand as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 31 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 New Zealand
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.52
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.9
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$6.62
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$1029
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$886
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$92
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.7
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.41%
5.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1986
$6151
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$4176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$6.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$24.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$16.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$382
$937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13495
$17500

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belarus

City Cost of living Population
Minsk
$924
2M
Mogilev
$669
353K
Gomel
$589
500K
Vitebsk
$355
358K
Grodno
$445
365K
Brest
$669
347K
Babruysk
$477
204K
Baranavichy
$608
170K
Barysaw
$676
134K
Pinsk
$527
123K

In New Zealand

City Cost of living Population
Auckland
$2100
1.47M
Christchurch
$1705
383K
Wellington
$2003
216K
Hamilton
$1424
177K
Tauranga
$1660
151K
Lower Hutt
$1869
103K
Dunedin
$1507
106K
Rotorua
$1259
58.5K
Palmerston North
$1395
81.5K
Napier
$1653
66.3K
Hibiscus Coast
$1745
59.8K
Porirua
$1803
59.6K
New Plymouth
$1261
57.6K
Gisborne
$1647
37K
Invercargill
$1282
50.2K
Upper Hutt
$1751
44.3K
Whangarei
$1239
54.4K
Nelson
$1469
51.1K
Whanganui
$1400
42.2K
Queenstown
$2232
29K
Paraparaumu
$1709
30.1K
Timaru
$1800
28.7K
Pukekohe
$1530
26.5K
Hastings
$1503
49K
Taupo
$1475
25.4K
Blenheim
$1248
28.2K
Masterton
$1440
21.4K
Wanaka
$1567
8.9K
Avarua
$1075
4.8K
Manukau
$1553
4.12K