Cost of living comparison

Turkmenistan

compared to

Mexico

Mexico vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 44.8% cheaper than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.6% less in Mexico
Groceries: pay 51.8% less in Mexico
Transportation: pay 76.4% more in Mexico
Housing: pay 64.6% less in Mexico
Childcare: pay 56.9% more in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.3% less in Mexico
Clothing: pay 53.7% less in Mexico

The cost of transportation and childcare in Mexico are more expensive than in Turkmenistan. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Mexico. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Mexico.

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Mexico vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico instead of Turkmenistan, you would:

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pay 45.6% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.43 TMT110.31	$10.46 MX$193.35	-66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 TMT45.13	$9.03 MX$166.91	-29.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 TMT5.52	$1.43 MX$26.47	-8.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 TMT3.01	$1.04 MX$19.32	+21.9%
Average			-45.6%

Turkmenistan vs. Mexico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.8% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 TMT7.15	$2.72 MX$50.21	+33.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.82 TMT66.06	$4.30 MX$79.55	-77.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.09 TMT59.98	$6.19 MX$114.55	-63.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.00 TMT21.06	$2.55 MX$47.12	-57.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07 TMT31.84	$3.66 MX$67.67	-59.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TMT8.07	$1.30 MX$23.98	-43.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.84 TMT13.49	$0.70 MX$12.93	-81.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.40 TMT11.94	$0.94 MX$17.44	-72.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 TMT5.87	$0.84 MX$15.45	-50.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 TMT3.64	$0.90 MX$16.67	-13.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TMT2.27	$0.91 MX$16.80	+40.2%
Average			-51.8%

Turkmenistan vs. Mexico - Cost of groceries

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pay 76.4% more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$5.55 MX$102.60	+242.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 TMT35.10	$30.03 MX$555.39	+200.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154K	$21,794.64 MX$403K	-50.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$20.12 MX$372.17	+107.2%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 64.6% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$30.02 MX$555.11	-70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	-55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	-55.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$49.08 MX$907.55	-88.8%
Average			-64.6%

Turkmenistan vs. Mexico - Cost of housing

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pay 56.9% more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$244.36 MX$4,518.93	+969.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	$5,712.49 MX$106K	-77.0%
Average			+56.9%

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pay 62.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.71 TMT20.06	$2.63 MX$48.58	-54.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.79 TMT23.82	$3.45 MX$63.89	-49.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$4.64 MX$85.88	-81.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$39.21 MX$725.11	-79.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 TMT30.09	$5.46 MX$100.90	-36.3%
Average			-62.3%

Turkmenistan vs. Mexico - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 53.7% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.71 TMT195.56	$55.30 MX$1,022.71	-0.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$114.29 TMT401.14	$42.67 MX$789.09	-62.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	$96.26 MX$1,780.17	-73.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$192.86 TMT676.93	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	-52.9%
Average			-53.7%

Turkmenistan vs. Mexico - Cost of clothing

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