Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 3.5 times more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA895
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA741
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 49.0% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Gabon
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA613
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Gabon
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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