Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 8.4 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 7.6 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
NPR315.98
|
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
NPR845.65
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
NPR54.44
|
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.58
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR60.82
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
NPR400.60
|
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
NPR367.52
|
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
NPR187.24
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
NPR175.35
|
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
NPR115.72
|
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
NPR52.27
|
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
NPR68.45
|
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR33.77
|
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.50
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR32.77
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 15.9% less for transportation
Nepal
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NPR518.74
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
NPR1,499.75
|
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
NPR4,158,181.46
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
NPR868.74
|
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
|
pay 19.1 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
NPR1,815.10
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
NPR11,137.85
|
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
NPR7,451.77
|
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
NPR2,232.89
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
NPR7,787.09
|
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
NPR242,623.56
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
NPR267.19
|
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
NPR178.66
|
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
NPR301.79
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
NPR3,553.16
|
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
NPR344.34
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
NPR2,088.46
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
NPR2,716.79
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
NPR5,145.73
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
NPR3,757.47
|
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
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