Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 3.1 times more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Chile, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Chile
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Chile
|
Turkmenistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 41.5% less for transportation
Chile
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF599.2000
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Chile
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.3500
|
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.2200
|
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.3500
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Chile
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.6600
|
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF169.8000
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
Chile
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6400
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.5600
|
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
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