Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 3.2 times more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€9.00
|
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.54
|
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.35
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.22
|
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.69
|
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
Lithuania
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.16
|
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.36
|
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,676.50
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.25
|
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for housing
Lithuania
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.32
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€386.30
|
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€271.01
|
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.44
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Lithuania
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€373.61
|
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,074.46
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.53
|
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.49
|
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.86
|
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Lithuania
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.31
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.93
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.69
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€108.16
|
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
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