Cost of living comparison
India is 55.3% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in India instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 82.0% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
$2.24
₹186.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 77.0% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
$2.51
₹208.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
$2.48
₹206.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
$1.36
₹113.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$0.83
₹69.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$0.16
₹13.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 16.4% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
$4.78
₹398.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
$8.38
₹698.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
$2.70
₹224.85
|
|
pay 87.1% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
|
pay 4.2% more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
|
pay 75.1% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
$1.88
₹157.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
$1.40
₹116.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$2.94
₹244.87
|
|
pay 86.3% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
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