Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 55.2% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 83.5% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
$1.72
BDT189.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$4.57
BDT501.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
$0.27
BDT29.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$0.15
BDT16.16
|
|
pay 74.3% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$0.55
BDT60.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
$3.59
BDT394.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
$2.66
BDT291.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
$1.09
BDT120.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
$0.99
BDT108.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
$0.78
BDT85.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
$0.34
BDT37.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
$0.75
BDT82.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
$0.25
BDT27.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$0.12
BDT13.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.23
BDT25.23
|
|
pay 46.0% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$3.62
BDT396.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
$15.91
BDT1,746.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
$36,425.27
BDT3,998,376.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
$3.61
BDT396.49
|
|
pay 88.4% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
$30.12
BDT3,305.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
$92.95
BDT10,203.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
$61.78
BDT6,781.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
$25.62
BDT2,811.78
|
|
pay 30.9% less for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
$31.38
BDT3,444.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
$1,066.75
BDT117,096.74
|
|
pay 67.6% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
$3.65
BDT400.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
$1.57
BDT172.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
$2.76
BDT302.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
$12.02
BDT1,319.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$4.23
BDT464.66
|
|
pay 87.5% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
$20.07
BDT2,203.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
$20.91
BDT2,295.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
$39.14
BDT4,296.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
$37.10
BDT4,072.88
|
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