Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 5.3 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.14
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.19
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.27
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.53
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD38.85
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD25.85
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.14
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.49
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.28
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.66
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.71
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.87
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.43
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.57
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
Morocco
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.04
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD150.84
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD234,377.69
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD57.86
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for housing
Morocco
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD345.50
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,588.98
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,597.43
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD318.98
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Morocco
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,055.01
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,449.71
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD25.84
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD13.99
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.56
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD218.71
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.16
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
Morocco
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD320.67
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD349.75
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD674.55
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD571.18
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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