Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 2.1 times more expensive than Denmark.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 7.9% more for restaurants
Denmark
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK133.80
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.17
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.94
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK18.92
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 51.4% more for groceries
Denmark
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK17.98
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.52
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.09
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.18
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.32
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.11
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.54
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.70
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.23
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.40
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 69.6% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.33
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK549.66
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK276,415.70
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK160.51
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Denmark
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK227.33
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,268.91
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,783.96
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,111.18
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Denmark
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,903.95
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,560.81
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 91.5% more for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.18
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK35.81
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.05
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK252.09
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.21
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Denmark
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK673.04
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK294.44
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK681.54
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK956.14
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Turkmenistan or Denmark. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.