Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 6.0 times more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.52
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.03
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.49
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.03
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.67
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.08
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.86
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.46
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 59.9% more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.63
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.04
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,617.65
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.84
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.61
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,854.58
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,893.83
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.39
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,033.99
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,033.13
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Turkmenistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.01
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.72
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.51
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS428.05
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.03
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS300.19
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS255.16
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS525.33
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.81
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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