Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 5.2 times more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸2,930.15
|
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,178.72
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸270.70
|
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸181.07
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸155.40
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,700.45
|
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,588.26
|
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸558.47
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸812.00
|
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸261.78
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸338.35
|
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸342.16
|
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸361.83
|
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸104.35
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸88.22
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 16.4% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸711.62
|
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,040.42
|
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸7,866,894.39
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,261.20
|
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
|
pay 11.9 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,181.12
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸140,519.79
|
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸86,962.69
|
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,010.60
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸64,569.40
|
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,011,733.13
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸445.32
|
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸722.40
|
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸645.64
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,169.88
|
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,893.26
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸30,623.46
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸15,941.27
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸33,259.80
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸36,944.17
|
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
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