Ashgabat vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$887
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
7
59
😀 Quality of life
48
68
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 116% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 2849th and 6618th ($1806 vs $836) 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6881st and 4692nd 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
$28.8
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$12897

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882