Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 29.5% more expensive than Switzerland.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Turkmenistan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.58
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.00
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 18.7% more for groceries
Switzerland
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.92
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.71
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.09
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.86
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.50
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.73
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 71.8% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.11
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF92.29
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,101.33
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF35.73
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Switzerland
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Turkmenistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF52.56
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,381.95
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,146.88
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF165.51
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 37.7% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,039.26
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,690.38
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 56.8% more for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.15
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.63
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.02
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.23
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Switzerland
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF100.59
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF50.79
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF119.29
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF154.53
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
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