Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 4.6 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.27
|
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.75
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.56
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.64
|
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.59
|
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.81
|
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.44
|
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.13
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 11.1% less for transportation
Belarus
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.06
|
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.46
|
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,029.87
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.03
|
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
|
pay 10.7 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.70
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN826.74
|
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN536.81
|
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.56
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
|
pay 80.6% more for childcare
Belarus
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,325.79
|
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN31,951.92
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.12
|
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.45
|
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.53
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.50
|
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.81
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Belarus
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN201.74
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.64
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN267.40
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN302.66
|
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
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