Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 17.8% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 38.3% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Venezuela
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
|
pay 78.2% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
|
pay 42.9% more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
|
pay 67.7% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
|
pay 74.5% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Venezuela
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
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