Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 2.5 times more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Estonia
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
€6.71
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.93
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Estonia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.50
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
€3.46
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
€2.15
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
€2.97
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.16
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
Estonia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.80
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
€21.79
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,266.22
€21,751.24
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.59
€8.96
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Estonia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.10
€25.34
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$423.38
€395.81
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.21
€319.93
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.34
€193.84
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 59.4% more for childcare
Estonia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.83
€176.53
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,455.31
€10,709.40
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.06
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
€2.82
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€5.04
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.88
€44.76
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
€7.80
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Estonia
|
Turkmenistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.50
€78.06
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.16
€31.93
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.54
€74.36
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.03
€96.32
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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