Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 8.4% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Jordan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 64.1% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
|
pay 68.2% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Jordan
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
|
pay 74.5% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
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