Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 2.6 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 60.3% more for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
|
pay 12.7% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
|
pay 5.0% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
|
pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
|
pay 59.0% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
|
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