Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 19.6% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 41.4% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 75.5% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 58.1% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
|
pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
|
pay 75.6% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Mexico
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
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