Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 5.0 times more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD274.37
|
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD192.53
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.13
|
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.35
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Turkmenistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.83
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD173.54
|
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD236.78
|
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.32
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.01
|
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.04
|
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.78
|
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 17.3% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD305.86
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,167.23
|
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,283.30
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD326.44
|
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.54
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,325.28
|
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,502.00
|
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,451.75
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,761.84
|
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,160.28
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.46
|
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.78
|
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD155.52
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,123.50
|
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.10
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,894.47
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.59
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,357.30
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,910.17
|
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
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