Living on $30 a Month in Belarus: One Woman's Budget Lunch

A Belarusian woman's thrifty lunch highlights the realities of living on a tight budget in the country. Irina_60_k, a TikTok user, recently shared a video showcasing her 467-gram lunch costing only 0.96 BYN. The meal included vermicelli with milk and oranges, sourced from the local Mart Inn Food supermarket. "I live on $30 a month," she says in the video. The receipts shown detail the low cost of the ingredients. While her situation is specific, it speaks to broader concerns about affordability in Belarus.