Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 3.7 times more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Mexico
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$136.20
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$110.95
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.50
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.01
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Mexico
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.70
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.05
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.35
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.37
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$50.89
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.47
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.39
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.11
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.91
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.54
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.89
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
Mexico
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$78.75
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$351.00
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$316,898.43
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$200.67
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
Mexico
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$515.80
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,159.89
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,911.58
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$787.09
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Mexico
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,469.85
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,254.67
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.24
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.00
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$60.70
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$585.07
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.12
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
Mexico
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$759.93
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$590.52
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,391.33
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,195.65
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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