Belarus vs North Macedonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belarus North Macedonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$573
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1480
$1747
🏠 One person rent
$248
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$536
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.2
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$706
💸 GDP per capita
$8317
$9310
😃 Human freedom index
5.32
7.61
❤️ Life expectancy
74.2
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
40
🌐 English speaking %
12%
5%
🎓 Higher education
65
66
😀 Quality of life
54
57
🏙️ Population
9.13M
1.79M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($573) is 23% less expensive than in North Macedonia ($741). Belarus ranked 171st vs 136th for North Macedonia 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 months in North Macedonia. Ranked 78th and 75th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belarus vs North Macedonia

We calculate prices for Belarus and North Macedonia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 North Macedonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.14
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$1.53
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$343
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.6
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.71
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1779
$1969
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1354
$1442
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$5.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.25
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$40
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10322
$3130

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belarus

City Cost of living Population
Minsk
$735
2M
Gomel
$475
501K
Grodno
$349
364K
Mogilev
$545
353K
Vitebsk
$293
359K
Brest
$528
346K
Babruysk
$406
206K
Baranavichy
$517
171K
Barysaw
$561
135K
Pinsk
$426
124K

In North Macedonia

City Cost of living Population
Skopje
$849
423K
Bitola
$667
69.3K
Tetovo
$720
63.2K
Kumanovo
$642
70.8K
Prilep
$592
63.3K
Ohrid
$697
38.8K
Veles
$572
40.7K
Strumica
$670
33.8K
Stip
$575
42K
Kavadarci
$595
32K