Belarus vs Turkmenistan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Belarus Turkmenistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$651
$1771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1685
$4083
🏠 One person rent
$283
$888
🏘️ Family rent
$468
$1504
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$738
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$612
$627
💸 GDP per capita
$8318
$6857
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
4.1
❤️ Life expectancy
74.2
70.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
17
🌐 English speaking %
12%
2%
🎓 Higher education
64
1
😀 Quality of life
54
33
🏙️ Population
9.13M
7.49M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($651) is 63% less expensive than in Turkmenistan ($1771). Belarus ranked 160th vs 27th for Turkmenistan 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 0.4 months in Turkmenistan. Ranked 82nd and 147th best countries to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Belarus vs Turkmenistan

We calculate prices for Belarus and Turkmenistan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 6 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 Turkmenistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$25.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.5
$85.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.68
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$7.2
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$7.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$1010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$1763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.7
$74.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.07%
9.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$4109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$2839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$8.54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.71
$9.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$4.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$6.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$6.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$9.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$18.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$7.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$5.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.64
$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.2
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$22.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11802
$24767

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cities Comparison in Belarus vs Turkmenistan

More countries to compare

Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belarus

City Cost of living Population
Minsk
$836
2M
Gomel
$545
501K
Grodno
$399
364K
Vitebsk
$335
359K
Mogilev
$622
353K
Brest
$589
346K
Babruysk
$450
206K
Baranavichy
$568
171K
Barysaw
$628
135K
Pinsk
$484
124K

In Turkmenistan

City Cost of living Population
Ashgabat
$1806
1.03M
Turkmenabat
$1709
231K
Dasoguz
$1755
227K
Mary
$1640
126K
Anau
$1763
29.6K
Baherden
$1769
24.7K