Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 4.2 times more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Namibia
|
Turkmenistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
Namibia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Namibia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
Namibia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
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