Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 5.6 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 5.1% more for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$8.69
£6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$3.13
£2.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$28,537.25
£22,742.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 76.8% more for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$62.19
£49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$147.13
£117.26
|
|
pay 30.9 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$1,425.66
£1,136.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$16,919.68
£13,483.97
|
|
pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$74.46
£59.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
|
pay 65.3% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$90.66
£72.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$37.47
£29.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$85.36
£68.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$101.62
£80.98
|
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