Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 4.3 times more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.48
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.48
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.79
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Minsk
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.29
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.14
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.77
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.38
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.19
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.87
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.25
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.28
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.14
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.96
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,549.78
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.39
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.57
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,325.16
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN869.85
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN149.59
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Minsk
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,523.83
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,700.52
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.08
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.81
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.24
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.56
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.59
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Minsk
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN235.83
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.90
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN354.97
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN373.55
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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