In Belarus you can buy or rent a flat without problem. Just have money.
Also if you have bad living conditions you can stay into queue for the flat. This queue make you possible to buy flat in a government built house. It is cheaper than market and also you will get 25 years special credit with low stakes. Also there are social programs. For example if you have 5 children you will get flat for free. 3 and 4 children government will pay some percent of you flat. Don't know exact number. Also if you don't want flat and want to build house it is also possible at the same conditions.

I finished university this year and I should work for two years where government says. (If you have a bit of brain you will work where you want, but some problems can appear when you want to change place. Also you can pay for education and go away. ). So during this two years you also can get in queue for a flat. I don't know what you should do because I haven't done it yet. But I will go there after New Year and than I will write more.

Now I'm renting a two-roomed flat with my sister in Minsk for 400$ per month. As far as I know you can get it cheaper (200$ - 300$), but it depends on flat and place. My flat is close to my work and sister's one and I can pay, so it is affordable for me.

I think there are terrible amount of mistakes in my text, so please correct it.