Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 20.0% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 67.4% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$6.57
₸2,942.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$4.88
₸2,187.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.61
₸271.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.41
₸181.84
|
|
pay 70.1% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.35
₸156.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$3.81
₸1,707.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$3.56
₸1,595.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$1.25
₸560.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$1.82
₸815.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$0.59
₸262.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.76
₸339.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.77
₸343.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.81
₸363.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.23
₸104.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.20
₸88.59
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$1.59
₸714.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$13.54
₸6,066.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$17,629.64
₸7,900,257.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$5.07
₸2,270.79
|
|
pay 71.2% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$11.61
₸5,203.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$314.90
₸141,115.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$194.88
₸87,331.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$38.12
₸17,082.74
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$144.70
₸64,843.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$6,749.27
₸3,024,505.77
|
|
pay 72.1% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$1.00
₸447.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$1.62
₸725.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$1.45
₸648.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$31.75
₸14,229.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$4.24
₸1,901.29
|
|
pay 71.3% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$68.63
₸30,753.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$35.72
₸16,008.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$74.53
₸33,400.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$82.79
₸37,100.85
|
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