Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 8.3 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 10.2 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 48.4% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN247
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN756
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN504,251
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN420
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,122
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,048
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,982
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,713
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 11.8 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,171
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,935
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN910
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,205
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,146
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,269
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,451
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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