Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 3.7 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 27.4% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Mauritania
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 64.2% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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