Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 87.9% more expensive than Aruba.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 78.2% more for restaurants
Aruba
|
Turkmenistan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 31.5% more for groceries
Aruba
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
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pay 56.4% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Aruba
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Turkmenistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
|
pay 68.6% more for childcare
Aruba
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Aruba
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
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