Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 3.2 times more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
North Korea
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Turkmenistan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
North Korea
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
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pay 17.8% less for transportation
North Korea
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
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pay 80.3% more for housing
North Korea
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
pay 91.7% more for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
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pay 7.4 times more for clothing
North Korea
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
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