Belarus vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belarus Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$651
$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1685
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$283
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$468
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$612
$447
💸 GDP per capita
$8318
$5389
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
5.87
❤️ Life expectancy
74.2
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
36
🌐 English speaking %
12%
51%
🎓 Higher education
64
62
😀 Quality of life
54
50
🏙️ Population
9.13M
37.9M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($651) is 4% more expensive than in Ukraine ($626). Belarus ranked 160th vs 164th for Ukraine 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 0.7 months in Ukraine. Ranked 82nd and 95th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belarus vs Ukraine

We calculate prices for Belarus and Ukraine as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 34 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 Ukraine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.5
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.68
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.23
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$1.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$57.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.7
$88.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$6.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.07%
17.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.71
$5.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$8.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$4.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.64
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.2
$4.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$9.91
💇 Haircut, simple
$4
$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11802
$5486

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Cities Comparison in Belarus vs Ukraine

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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 Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$882
2.95M
Kharkiv
$499
1.42M
Dnipro
$748
969K
Odesa
$635
1.01M
Donetsk
$528
902K
Lviv
$761
717K
Zaporizhia
$485
710K
Kryvyi Rih
$492
604K
Mykolaiv
$534
470K
Luhansk
$761
418K
Vinnytsia
$584
370K
Makiivka
$549
343K
Chernihiv
$500
287K
Cherkasy
$476
270K
Poltava
$490
283K
Mariupol
$529
250K
Chernivtsi
$574
265K
Horlivka
$639
257K
Khmelnytskyi
$546
274K
Sumy
$516
266K
Kamianske
$637
227K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$487
238K
Kherson
$414
279K
Zhytomyr
$562
262K
Rivne
$405
245K
Kremenchuk
$465
215K
Bila Tserkva
$487
209K
Kropyvnytskyi
$599
220K
Ternopil
$464
225K
Lutsk
$554
216K