Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 98.4% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 86.1% more for groceries
Yemen
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 70.3% less for childcare
Yemen
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
pay 58.7% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
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