Syria vs Turkmenistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Syria Turkmenistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1593
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1337
$3677
🏠 One person rent
$203
$797
🏘️ Family rent
$345
$1505
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59.1
$753
💸 GDP per capita
$421
$9191
😃 Human freedom index
2.96
4.1
❤️ Life expectancy
72.3
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
13
18
🌐 English speaking %
4%
2%
🎓 Higher education
38
1
😀 Quality of life
7
27
🏙️ Population
22.9M
6.12M

The average cost of living in Syria ($549) is 66% less expensive than in Turkmenistan ($1593). Syria ranked 173rd vs 30th 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 0.1 months in Syria compared to 0.5 months in Turkmenistan. Ranked 192nd and 149th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Syria vs Turkmenistan

We calculate prices for Syria 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.

Syria Turkmenistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.89
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$6.92
 Cappuccino
$1.06
$6.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$606
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$201
$1311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$75.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$85.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.82%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1266
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$533
$2988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$8.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$9.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$5.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$9.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$27.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$25.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.9
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.7
$35.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.2
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.5
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.3
$22.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1943
$6589

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Cities Comparison in Syria vs Turkmenistan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$672
2.58M
Aleppo
$541
2M
Homs
$462
775K
Latakia
$427
700K
Hama
$450
697K
Raqqa
$479
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$481
272K
Al-Hasakah
$449
188K
Qamishli
$443
184K
Idlib
$516
165K

In Turkmenistan

City Cost of living Population
Ashgabat
$1616
1.03M
Turkmenabat
$1554
256K
Dasoguz
$1572
227K
Mary
$1531
126K
Anau
$1583
29.6K
Baherden
$1578
24.7K