Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 3.1 times more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
$65.86
|
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
$44.50
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.42
|
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$5.16
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 83.3% more for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Turkmenistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
$14.05
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
$25.92
|
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
$51.35
|
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
$25.01
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
$24.20
|
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
$12.57
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
$6.20
|
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
$8.07
|
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
$13.12
|
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.54
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
$4.18
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 37.8% less for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
$21.74
|
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
$352.13
|
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
$201,859.38
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
$52.15
|
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
$344.27
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
$3,323.97
|
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
$2,504.98
|
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
$268.34
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
$1,540.80
|
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
$37,625.62
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
$10.38
|
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$23.32
|
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
$34.42
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
$299.70
|
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
$52.88
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
$355.88
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
$252.95
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
$700.14
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
$585.89
|
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
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