Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 2.5 times more expensive than Slovenia.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 91.3% more for restaurants
Slovenia
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.73
€9.03
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
€6.37
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.15
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.58
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Slovenia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
€1.28
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.78
€5.37
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.81
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 46.1% less for transportation
Slovenia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.44
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.59
€35.84
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,052.15
€22,336.03
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.34
€10.53
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Slovenia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.56
€34.88
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$495.63
€460.27
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$404.62
€375.75
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.05
€162.56
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Slovenia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.43
€360.72
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,174.10
€7,590.88
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Slovenia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.81
€2.61
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
€4.44
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.97
€40.83
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
€6.73
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Slovenia
|
Turkmenistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.65
€69.32
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.55
€35.80
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.61
€71.15
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.90
€84.41
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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