Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 29.9% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
|
pay 68.4% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
|
pay 35.1% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
|
pay 75.2% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
|
pay 80.3% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
|
pay 81.4% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
|
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