Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 2.1 times more expensive than Netherlands.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 27.5% more for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 66.1% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.98
|
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Netherlands
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.06
|
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Netherlands
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Netherlands
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.96
|
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
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