Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 4.7 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Albania, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Albania
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL500
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL59
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Albania
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL286
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL472
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL217
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
Albania
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL706
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for housing
Albania
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL136
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL121
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL478
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
Albania
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
|
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