Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 2.5 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 71.7% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Belarus
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$6.95
BYN22.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
|
pay 77.1% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Belarus
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$12.98
BYN42.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$16,464.32
BYN53,842.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
|
pay 85.5% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Belarus
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$10.11
BYN33.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$245.08
BYN801.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$157.93
BYN516.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$40.75
BYN133.27
|
|
pay 15.3 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$350.75
BYN1,147.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,210.54
BYN17,039.90
|
|
pay 78.0% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$30.83
BYN100.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
|
pay 52.1% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Belarus
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$61.63
BYN201.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$32.72
BYN106.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$79.42
BYN259.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$82.20
BYN268.81
|
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