Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 2.2 times more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 78.8% more for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.28
FCFA6,328
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
FCFA6,338
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,254
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 63.9% more for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Turkmenistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
FCFA1,129
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FCFA3,308
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.92
FCFA4,260
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,155
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
FCFA1,643
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA978
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA702
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
FCFA827
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
FCFA1,096
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA559
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA640
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 50.3% less for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
FCFA2,388
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA18,464
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,420.80
FCFA20,568,886
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 38.6% more for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.79
FCFA615,936
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.00
FCFA169,249
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.06
FCFA153,897
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.00
FCFA476,975
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,400.00
FCFA4,554,342
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA667
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
FCFA2,041
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,642
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA36,946
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA4,106
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,388
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.73
FCFA42,915
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.50
FCFA72,316
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$190.16
FCFA117,032
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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