Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 2.5 times more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 57.1% more for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR167.82
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.82
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.78
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Seychelles
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.75
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.71
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.49
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.96
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 49.9% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR277.36
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Seychelles
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,108.11
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,141.97
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.47
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR45,034.27
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 84.6% more for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.76
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR150.43
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR965.30
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.92
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Seychelles
|
Turkmenistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR605.98
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR862.09
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,147.27
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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