Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 2.2 times more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Chile, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Chile
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CLF0.2500
|
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
CLF0.2400
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
CLF0.0400
|
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Chile
|
Turkmenistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
CLF0.1700
|
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CLF0.1400
|
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
|
pay 4.9% less for transportation
Chile
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.91
CLF1.1900
|
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,597.16
CLF535.9400
|
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
CLF0.4800
|
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Chile
|
Turkmenistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.66
CLF0.8000
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.74
CLF15.4900
|
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.24
CLF11.8600
|
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.70
CLF2.9600
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 93.1% less for childcare
Chile
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.55
CLF10.7100
|
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,075.15
CLF163.8800
|
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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Turkmenistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
CLF0.0900
|
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.42
CLF1.3100
|
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.92
CLF0.1900
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Chile
|
Turkmenistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.70
CLF1.4800
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.96
CLF0.9400
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.62
CLF2.0900
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.03
CLF2.4900
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
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