Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 4.8 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 73.3% more for restaurants
Liberia
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 36.8% more for groceries
Liberia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 69.5% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Liberia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
|
pay 14.4 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
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