Ashgabat vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$836
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
7
62
😀 Quality of life
30
67
🏙️ Population
828K
2M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 158% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 2737th and 7206th ($1679 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Belarus, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 8379th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Minsk

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Ashgabat Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$3.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760