Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 4.5 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,207
|
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar27,879
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,140
|
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,932
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,084
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,431
|
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,271
|
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,759
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,228
|
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,142
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,035
|
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,098
|
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,686
|
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,104
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 60.6% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar645,030
|
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,182
|
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,322
|
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
|
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