Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 4.0 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 2.0% more for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
$16.63
€15.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
$4.31
€4.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
$113.76
€106.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
$32,407.58
€30,393.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
$17.14
€16.08
|
|
pay 46.0% more for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
$52.84
€49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
$156.48
€146.76
|
|
pay 19.4 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
$893.73
€838.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
$8,678.25
€8,139.04
|
|
pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
$59.94
€56.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$11.50
€10.79
|
|
pay 68.6% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
$85.01
€79.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
$90.50
€84.88
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Ireland or Turkmenistan. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.