Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 4.2 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Laos, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,384
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,592
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,971
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 78.6% more for groceries
Laos
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,449
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭212,234
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭42,008
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,489
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,912
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,178
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,464
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,602
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,573
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,667
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
Laos
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭95,385
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭297,271
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Laos
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,856,282
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,897,355
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Laos
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,265
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭43,137
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,471
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭732,329
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Laos
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭958,490
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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