Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 3.6 times more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 80.1% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF830
|
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF320
|
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 39.7% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF901
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Djibouti
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
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