Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 3.5 times more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN952.98
|
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.86
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.47
|
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.52
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Mozambique
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN561.75
|
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN371.29
|
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.68
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.43
|
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.45
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.00
|
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.16
|
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.20
|
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.46
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.85
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
Mozambique
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.86
|
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN843.94
|
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,106,577.95
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,231.97
|
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Mozambique
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,924.75
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,347.81
|
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,525.62
|
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,815.53
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Mozambique
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,063.49
|
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,731.61
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.23
|
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.37
|
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.47
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,795.18
|
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN401.25
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
Mozambique
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,571.57
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,497.38
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,764.88
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,185.98
|
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
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