Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 2.8 times more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.89
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Portugal
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 50.2% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.30
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.20
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.83
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Portugal
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.76
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.85
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Portugal
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.98
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.37
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.95
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Portugal
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.17
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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