Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 5.8 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Turkmenistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
Iraq
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
|
pay 11.5 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
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