Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 90.6% more expensive than Belgium.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 27.6% more for restaurants
Belgium
|
Turkmenistan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.21
|
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Belgium
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 60.3% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.62
|
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.25
|
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Belgium
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.20
|
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€632.96
|
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
|
pay 29.8% more for childcare
Belgium
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.49
|
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.68
|
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.63
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Belgium
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.51
|
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
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