Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 5.7 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
COP10,566.09
|
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
COP20,511.01
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,346.81
|
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
COP1,789.21
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for groceries
Colombia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
COP3,403.98
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
COP6,279.91
|
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
COP12,778.97
|
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
COP6,438.24
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
COP6,065.93
|
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
COP3,242.33
|
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
COP1,145.42
|
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
COP1,433.50
|
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,545.84
|
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
COP1,185.09
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
COP1,304.23
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
Colombia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
COP7,941.18
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
COP92,123.23
|
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
COP57,028,221.89
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
COP44,005.36
|
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for housing
Colombia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
COP83,385.50
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
COP813,679.67
|
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
COP687,332.76
|
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
COP181,953.53
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
COP407,035.10
|
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
COP11,719,838.85
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
COP3,494.80
|
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
COP4,703.26
|
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
COP7,401.10
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
COP71,552.35
|
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
COP11,365.17
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for clothing
Colombia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
COP157,991.35
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
COP106,599.00
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
COP235,231.29
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
COP176,173.49
|
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
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