Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 2.7 times more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,447
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,938
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩930
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 23.6% more for groceries
South Korea
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,189
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,923
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,765
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,940
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,991
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,081
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,668
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,160
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,925
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,494
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,786
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,262
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,496,774
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,866
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
South Korea
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩29,063
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩540,792
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩416,775
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩153,211
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 4.1% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩472,623
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,166,449
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,022
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,533
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,673
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,300
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
South Korea
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,758
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,461
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,986
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,453
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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