Belarus vs Papua New Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belarus Papua New Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$571
$559
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1475
$1348
🏠 One person rent
$245
$243
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$410
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.3
$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$597
$418
💸 GDP per capita
$8317
$3076
😃 Human freedom index
5.32
7.17
❤️ Life expectancy
74.2
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
31
🌐 English speaking %
12%
70.4%
🎓 Higher education
65
35
😀 Quality of life
51
39
🏙️ Population
9.11M
8.94M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($571) is 2% more expensive than in Papua New Guinea ($559). Belarus ranked 170th vs 171st for Papua New Guinea in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Belarus compared to 0.7 months in Papua New Guinea. Ranked 79th and 124th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belarus vs Papua New Guinea

We calculate prices for Belarus and Papua New Guinea as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Papua New Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.97
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.5
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$1.54
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$532
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.3
$40.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.2
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.74%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1545
$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.3
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$7.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$7.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.44
$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.12
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.3
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.7
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.78
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9134
$4062

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In Belarus

City Cost of living Population
Minsk
$736
2M
Grodno
$337
364K
Gomel
$465
501K
Vitebsk
$299
359K
Brest
$494
346K
Mogilev
$501
353K
Babruysk
$444
206K
Baranavichy
$523
171K
Barysaw
$612
135K
Pinsk
$437
124K

In Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$562
317K
Lae
$548
101K