Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 6.9 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 8.1 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,516
|
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,308
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,931
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Burundi
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,931
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,492
|
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,613
|
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,612
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,278
|
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,089
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF876
|
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,668
|
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,460
|
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF771
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
Burundi
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,528
|
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,370
|
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,611,872
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,822
|
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
|
pay 22.2 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,370
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF620,548
|
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,429
|
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,636
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
|
pay 48.4% more for childcare
Burundi
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,378,995
|
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,474,886
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,655
|
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,205
|
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,895
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,160
|
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,950
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for clothing
Burundi
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,950
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,849
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,900
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF248,219
|
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
|
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