Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 3.0 times more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.06
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.91
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 64.2% more for groceries
Brunei
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
BND7.75
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.50
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
BND4.52
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
BND2.42
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.31
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.93
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BND1.27
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
BND1.35
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
Brunei
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
BND1.91
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.49
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
BND30,983.04
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.20
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Brunei
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND106.88
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
BND906.04
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
BND662.31
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.54
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 87.8% more for childcare
Brunei
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND281.40
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
BND13,013.97
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.18
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.65
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
BND12.70
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
BND89.30
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.10
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Brunei
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.10
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.08
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
BND145.76
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND94.60
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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