Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 21.6% more expensive than Monaco.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Turkmenistan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$41.23
€38.29
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.70
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.94
€5.51
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.70
€7.15
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 49.3% more for groceries
Monaco
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.72
€9.95
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
€7.89
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.64
€6.17
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.23
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.74
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.27
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 52.9% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
€7.68
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.21
€35.48
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€16.95
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 49.0% more for housing
Monaco
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.38
€99.72
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,818.99
€5,403.81
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,384.68
€4,071.83
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$226.60
€210.43
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 8.4% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,267.21
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,240.37
€17,867.57
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
€4.11
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.09
€11.23
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$604.70
€561.55
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Monaco
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.47
€132.31
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
€36.25
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$149.66
€138.98
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$481.56
€447.20
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
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