Belarus vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belarus Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$562
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1482
$1855
🏠 One person rent
$247
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.6
$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$548
$365
💸 GDP per capita
$7829
$597
😃 Human freedom index
5.32
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
73.1
56.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
9
🌐 English speaking %
12%
2%
🎓 Higher education
65
16
😀 Quality of life
50
3
🏙️ Population
9.16M
11M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($562) is 19% less expensive than in Somalia ($697). Belarus ranked 169th vs 138th for Somalia 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 0.5 months in Somalia. Ranked 79th and 196th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belarus vs Somalia

We calculate prices for Belarus and Somalia 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 Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$5.33
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$79.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$347
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.65
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.45%
10.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1382
$4754
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$8785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$6.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.25
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$5.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.12
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.85
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.78
$53.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.8
$16.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$317
$65.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9284
$816

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Cities Comparison in Belarus vs Somalia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belarus

City Cost of living Population
Minsk
$727
1.99M
Gomel
$440
501K
Vitebsk
$300
358K
Brest
$469
344K
Grodno
$385
361K
Mogilev
$474
353K
Babruysk
$438
207K
Baranavichy
$517
171K
Barysaw
$570
136K
Pinsk
$435
124K

In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Mogadishu
$711
2.12M
Baidoa
$706
1.2M
Hargeisa
$660
760K
Borama
$518
68.1K