Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 2.4 times more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Finland, you would:
pay 47.8% more for restaurants
Finland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.76
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.82
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.41
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.64
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Finland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.75
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.66
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 63.2% less for transportation
Finland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.27
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.90
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,451.82
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.24
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Finland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.38
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€691.39
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€573.58
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€89.48
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Finland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€321.75
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,366.03
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 74.5% more for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.60
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.88
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.25
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.82
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.10
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Finland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.74
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.69
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€75.59
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€109.50
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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