Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 2.2 times more expensive than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 46.5% more for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 52.2% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Isle of Man
|
Turkmenistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.85
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 0.5% more for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.17
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 70.9% more for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.23
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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