Cost of living comparison
Iran is 10.1% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Iran instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 61.8% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 66.5% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 49.6% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 73.4% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
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