Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 2.4 times more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Malta, you would:
pay 53.7% more for restaurants
Malta
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.76
|
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Malta
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.32
|
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.12
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 52.3% less for transportation
Malta
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.34
|
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.39
|
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,542.81
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.52
|
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Malta
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.47
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€857.73
|
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€684.53
|
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.63
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Malta
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€371.08
|
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,745.65
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.90
|
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.32
|
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.28
|
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.65
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Malta
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€77.15
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.60
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€107.20
|
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
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