Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 8.0 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 7.1 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN40.01
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.43
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.61
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.38
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN140.01
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.61
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.29
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.93
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.97
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.12
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.63
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.95
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
Bhutan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.72
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.76
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,906.99
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN817.22
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 12.1 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,702.54
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,663.15
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,156.36
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,161.23
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 22.1 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,921.61
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,399.16
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN841.00
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.15
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.76
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,961.74
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.46
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,485.71
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,583.36
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,405.09
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,256.36
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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