Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 40.0% more expensive than Greenland.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 5.5% more for restaurants
Greenland
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
kr123.01
|
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
kr113.56
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
kr24.52
|
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kr17.96
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 13.7% more for groceries
Greenland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
kr22.55
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
kr117.88
|
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
kr47.73
|
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
kr25.11
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
kr44.17
|
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
kr12.79
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
kr14.41
|
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.62
|
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.27
|
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
kr10.69
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.30
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 64.5% less for transportation
Greenland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
kr21.34
|
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
kr569.94
|
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
kr245,502.75
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
kr356.72
|
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
|
pay 62.3% more for housing
Greenland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
kr1,537.60
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
kr7,175.45
|
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
kr4,944.39
|
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
kr1,175.81
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greenland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
pay 56.4% more for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
kr64.07
|
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
kr47.74
|
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
kr79.95
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
kr281.38
|
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
kr92.26
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Greenland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
kr717.54
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
kr184.51
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
kr1,435.09
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
kr1,434.06
|
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
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