Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 4.0 times more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
R145.40
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
R73.68
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R16.33
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
R12.23
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
R15.37
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
R58.11
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
R65.93
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
R32.19
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
R34.70
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.48
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R10.69
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.11
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
R10.99
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.76
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.73
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 28.3% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
R87.31
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
R763.80
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
R338,261.67
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
R141.48
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
South Africa
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
R902.51
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
R6,404.47
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
R5,968.15
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
R1,505.22
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
R2,951.99
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
R57,897.01
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
R31.85
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
R31.44
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
R48.14
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
R577.25
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
R101.36
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
South Africa
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
R811.06
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
R506.25
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
R1,515.86
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
R1,348.60
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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