Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 5.9 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS409.56
|
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS351.97
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS52.27
|
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.82
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS34.19
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS339.42
|
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS251.77
|
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS140.19
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS189.90
|
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.48
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS64.31
|
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS79.68
|
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS62.31
|
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.28
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS17.15
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 74.6% more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS248.91
|
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS563.15
|
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,800,669.45
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS207.34
|
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
|
pay 13.3 times more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,094.41
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,556.34
|
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS16,037.98
|
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,454.25
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,606.86
|
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS657,159.24
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS122.87
|
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS129.13
|
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS125.43
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,906.43
|
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS281.57
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,996.62
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,079.48
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,574.61
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,398.27
|
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
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