Syria vs Turkmenistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Syria Turkmenistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$1668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1162
$3824
🏠 One person rent
$193
$834
🏘️ Family rent
$321
$1548
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$657
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.4
$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59.1
$573
💸 GDP per capita
$421
$8793
😃 Human freedom index
2.96
4.1
❤️ Life expectancy
72.1
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
13
18
🌐 English speaking %
4%
2%
🎓 Higher education
38
1
😀 Quality of life
11
26
🏙️ Population
18.5M
6.12M

The average cost of living in Syria ($486) is 71% less expensive than in Turkmenistan ($1668). Syria ranked 184th vs 23rd 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 0.3 months in Turkmenistan. Ranked 189th and 156th 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
$3.37
$31.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$55.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.14
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$4.4
 Cappuccino
$1.04
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$912
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92.3
$644
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$1370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.1
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$87.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1199
$4548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$650
$3438
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.11
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.65
$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$9.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$5.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$7.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.86
$27.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.57
$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11
$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.92
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.83
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.4
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$145
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$60.2
$22.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1894
$6392

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$583
2.5M
Aleppo
$404
1.92M
Homs
$528
775K
Latakia
$436
700K
Hama
$480
697K
Raqqa
$424
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$438
272K
Al-Hasakah
$409
188K
Qamishli
$395
184K
Idlib
$401
165K

In Turkmenistan

City Cost of living Population
Ashgabat
$1679
828K
Turkmenabat
$1662
409K
Dasoguz
$1657
227K
Mary
$1644
126K
Anau
$1648
29.6K
Baherden
$1642
24.7K