Ashgabat vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$531
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$562
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
7
60
😀 Quality of life
30
68
🏙️ Population
828K
2M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 67% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4068th and 6435th ($1233 vs $739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Turkmenistan and Belarus, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 8436th and 3329th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$7.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$33.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
19.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$1224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$6561

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1366
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$484
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$414
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$473
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1242
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$488
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$800
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$375
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$519
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$757
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$710
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$427
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$716
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$969
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$478
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$826
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$736
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$588
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$801
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$875
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$580
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$472
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$813
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$716
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$803
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$431
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$771
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$744
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$411
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$390
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$723
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$802
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1080
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$811
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$372
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$817
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1166
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$742
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$740
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$706