Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 5.6 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 11.5 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Turkmenistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 41.7% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Swaziland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Turkmenistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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