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Cost of living and expenses in Belarus
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Belarus?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Belarus, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Belarus
(The last update: today)
Currency in Belarus Belarusian ruble (BYN). For 10 US dollars you can get 32.8 Belarusian rubles. For 100 US dollars you can get 328 Belarusian rubles. And the other way around: For 10 Belarusian rubles you can get 3.05 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Belarus
What are the different prices in the cities in Belarus? Look here: Prices in cities in Belarus
Prices: Minsk Grodno Brest Baranavichy Novopolotsk Pinsk Zhlobin Babruysk Orsha Salihorsk
Prices and availability of products in shops and supermarkets in Belarus: Minsk
McDonald's prices in Belarus: Minsk
Pizza prices in Belarus: Minsk
Burger King prices in Belarus: Minsk
fees
$54 ($39 - $78)
74% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$10.7 ($7.9 - $13.8)
85% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$63 ($21 - $122)
20% more than in United States
average earnings
$512
89% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$371 ($214 - $611)
79% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$432 ($305 - $698)
82% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Belarus:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.26 (BYN 0.85)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $14.7 (BYN 48)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $0.74 (BYN 2.4)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $18.3K (BYN 60K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $371 (BYN 1.22K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $232 (BYN 760)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $659 (BYN 2.16K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $432 (BYN 1.41K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $54 (BYN 178)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $10.7 (BYN 35)
- numb_34 $7.9 (BYN 26)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $63 (BYN 207)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $37 (BYN 123)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $91 (BYN 297)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $93 (BYN 306)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $25.2K (BYN 82.4K)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $317 (BYN 1.04K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $1.61K (BYN 5.28K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $5.18K (BYN 17K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.05K (BYN 3.45K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $512 (BYN 1.68K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 17%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $1.1 (BYN 3.5)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.31 (BYN 1)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $5.6 (BYN 18.5)
Price changes in previous years in Belarus
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2012: $593(BYN 1.94K), 2013: $603(BYN 1.97K), 2014: $618(BYN 2.02K), 2015: $607(BYN 1.99K), 2016: $469(BYN 1.53K), 2017: $445(BYN 1.46K), and 2018: $441(BYN 1.44K)
Have earnings increased in Belarus?
See the average salary in previous years in 2012: $123(BYN 403), 2013: $162(BYN 530), 2014: $159(BYN 521), 2015: $108(BYN 355), 2016: $105(BYN 345), 2017: $119(BYN 389), and 2018: $135(BYN 443)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2012: $8.1(BYN 27), 2013: $13.4(BYN 44), 2014: $19.2(BYN 63), 2015: $12.9(BYN 42), 2016: $13.4(BYN 44), 2017: $14.5(BYN 47), and 2018: $14.9(BYN 49)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2012: $5.5(BYN 17.9), 2013: $6.2(BYN 20), 2014: $6(BYN 19.6), 2015: $3.4(BYN 11.2), 2016: $2.9(BYN 9.5), 2017: $3.7(BYN 12), and 2018: $4.2(BYN 13.9)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Belarus in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2012: $32(BYN 103), 2013: $28(BYN 91), 2014: $30(BYN 98), 2015: $19(BYN 62), 2016: $19.4(BYN 64), 2017: $26(BYN 84), and 2018: $21(BYN 69)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
wine
$6.1 ($3.1 - $9.2)
by half less than in United States
tomatoes
$2.1 ($0.92 - $3.1)
by half less than in United States
jeans
$63 ($21 - $122)
20% more than in United States
fees
$54 ($39 - $78)
74% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$512
89% is less expensive than in United States
bananas
$1.6 ($1.2 - $2.1)
3.8% is less expensive than in United States