Belarus vs Canada - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belarus Canada
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$2076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1480
$4665
🏠 One person rent
$245
$1239
🏘️ Family rent
$436
$2059
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$483
$2944
💸 GDP per capita
$7829
$53372
😃 Human freedom index
5.48
8.55
❤️ Life expectancy
73.1
81.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
76
🌐 English speaking %
12%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
49
88
🏙️ Population
9.16M
37M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($564) is 73% less expensive than in Canada ($2076). Belarus ranked 170th vs 15th for Canada 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 1.4 months in Canada. Ranked 80th and 19th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belarus vs Canada

We calculate prices for Belarus and Canada as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 153 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 Canada
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.86
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.4
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$5.73
 Cappuccino
$1.55
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$1222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$2160
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$342
$1790
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.1
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.6
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.41%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1359
$6407
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$4825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.3
$85.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$9.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.9
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$76
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.81
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$832
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8732
$13109

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belarus

City Cost of living Population
Minsk
$717
1.99M
Gomel
$469
501K
Brest
$527
344K
Vitebsk
$298
358K
Mogilev
$467
353K
Grodno
$390
361K
Babruysk
$437
207K
Barysaw
$563
136K
Pinsk
$437
124K
Baranavichy
$516
171K

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2575
2.79M
Montreal
$1954
1.76M
Calgary
$2149
1.31M
Ottawa
$2236
1.02M
Edmonton
$1785
1.01M
Mississauga
$2472
718K
Vancouver
$2650
662K
Winnipeg
$1754
750K
Brampton
$2127
656K
Hamilton
$2154
569K
Surrey
$2417
568K
Quebec City
$1791
549K
London
$2040
422K
Markham
$2398
339K
Halifax
$2196
440K
Burnaby
$2589
249K
Laval
$1996
438K
Vaughan
$2332
323K
Kitchener
$2144
257K
Gatineau
$1542
291K
Burlington
$2297
187K
Longueuil
$1896
254K
Saskatoon
$1793
266K
Windsor
$1793
230K
Richmond
$2220
210K
Oakville
$2266
214K
Oshawa
$1635
175K
Richmond Hill
$2618
202K
Regina
$1678
226K
Waterloo
$2095
121K