Cost of living comparison
Uzbekistan is 31.6% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 74.9% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Uzbekistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$3.36
UZS42,652.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$2.99
UZS37,920.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.49
UZS6,222.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.38
UZS4,816.14
|
|
pay 76.3% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Uzbekistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.28
UZS3,557.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$2.02
UZS25,656.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$3.13
UZS39,668.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$1.23
UZS15,583.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$1.29
UZS16,374.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$0.45
UZS5,662.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.79
UZS10,036.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.82
UZS10,435.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.55
UZS7,021.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.21
UZS2,638.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.15
UZS1,932.29
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Uzbekistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$2.64
UZS33,476.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$12.30
UZS155,969.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$16,336.08
UZS207,191,759.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$1.94
UZS24,559.15
|
|
pay 71.5% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Uzbekistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$23.09
UZS292,838.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$274.88
UZS3,486,299.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$199.02
UZS2,524,242.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$33.90
UZS429,978.59
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$120.42
UZS1,527,357.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$4,963.07
UZS62,946,970.51
|
|
pay 78.2% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
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Uzbekistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$0.95
UZS12,019.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$1.47
UZS18,700.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$2.11
UZS26,727.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$23.17
UZS293,872.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$2.26
UZS28,722.70
|
|
pay 80.3% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Uzbekistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$26.44
UZS335,292.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$31.12
UZS394,682.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$81.32
UZS1,031,355.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$56.27
UZS713,641.05
|
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