Belarus vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belarus Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$715
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1856
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$314
$452
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$672
$128
💸 GDP per capita
$8318
$1187
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
6.8
❤️ Life expectancy
74.2
66.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
37
🌐 English speaking %
12%
16%
🎓 Higher education
64
51
😀 Quality of life
54
31
🏙️ Population
9.13M
21.3M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($715) is 23% less expensive than in Zambia ($927). Belarus ranked 152nd vs 111th for Zambia 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 0.1 months in Zambia. Ranked 80th and 146th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belarus vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Belarus and Zambia 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 Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.52
$7.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.9
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1065
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.7
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$58.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.41%
27.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1986
$1939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$5771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$6.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$8.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$4.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$28.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$382
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13495
$15195

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Cities Comparison in Belarus vs Zambia

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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 Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$777
2.47M
Kitwe
$1304
625K
Ndola
$692
528K
Chingola
$1378
255K
Mufulira
$1602
182K
Livingstone
$813
177K
Kasama
$1132
158K
Kapiri Mposhi
$925
65.2K
Choma
$849
51.8K
Mansa
$1166
45.5K