Cost of living comparison
Israel is 3.6 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Israel instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 26.1% more for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$17.90
₪66.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$14.39
₪53.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$2.50
₪9.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$1.91
₪7.12
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$2.15
₪8.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$6.33
₪23.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$6.35
₪23.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$3.67
₪13.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$4.41
₪16.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.35
₪5.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$1.01
₪3.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.78
₪2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.80
₪3.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.57
₪2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$7.29
₪27.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$56.84
₪211.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$38,263.55
₪142,635.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$16.01
₪59.67
|
|
pay 3.3% more for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$27.44
₪102.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$937.71
₪3,495.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$781.37
₪2,912.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$174.52
₪650.56
|
|
pay 17.8 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$818.87
₪3,052.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$8,820.34
₪32,879.58
|
|
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$7.83
₪29.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$3.48
₪12.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$9.79
₪36.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$63.71
₪237.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$11.62
₪43.33
|
|
pay 59.4% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$86.13
₪321.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$53.49
₪199.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$109.65
₪408.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$124.42
₪463.78
|
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