Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.3 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Austria instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 34.9% more for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
$48.12
€45.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 13.5% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
$743.38
€697.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
$621.91
€583.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
$416.59
€390.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
$41.56
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
|
pay 66.3% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
$110.53
€103.66
|
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