Cost of living comparison

Turkmenistan

compared to

Namibia

Namibia vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 51.4% cheaper than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.0% less in Namibia
Groceries: pay 55.2% less in Namibia
Transportation: pay 70.9% more in Namibia
Housing: pay 69.0% less in Namibia
Childcare: pay 40.0% more in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.0% less in Namibia
Clothing: pay 56.8% less in Namibia

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

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Namibia vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.0% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.43 TMT110.31	$8.82 NAD145.17	-71.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 TMT45.13	$5.59 NAD92.05	-56.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 TMT5.52	$0.84 NAD13.75	-46.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 TMT3.01	$0.73 NAD11.99	-15.0%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 55.2% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 TMT7.15	$1.07 NAD17.57	-47.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.82 TMT66.06	$4.52 NAD74.42	-76.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.09 TMT59.98	$6.75 NAD111.16	-60.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.00 TMT21.06	$2.40 NAD39.55	-60.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07 TMT31.84	$2.90 NAD47.68	-68.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TMT8.07	$1.19 NAD19.52	-48.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.84 TMT13.49	$0.83 NAD13.69	-78.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.40 TMT11.94	$0.84 NAD13.75	-75.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 TMT5.87	$0.88 NAD14.45	-47.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 TMT3.64	$1.00 NAD16.41	-3.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TMT2.27	$1.08 NAD17.85	+67.3%
Average			-55.2%

Turkmenistan vs. Namibia - Cost of groceries

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pay 70.9% more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$5.02 NAD82.67	+209.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 TMT35.10	$39.08 NAD643.38	+290.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154K	$23,990.15 NAD395K	-45.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$8.03 NAD132.14	-17.4%
Average			+70.9%

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pay 69.0% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$50.44 NAD830.34	-51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	$460.71 NAD7,584.44	-67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	$348.00 NAD5,728.91	-65.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$74.69 NAD1,229.57	-82.9%
Average			-69.0%

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pay 40.0% more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	+811.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	-78.5%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 70.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.71 TMT20.06	$1.66 NAD27.33	-70.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.79 TMT23.82	$2.07 NAD34.09	-69.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$3.31 NAD54.44	-87.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$39.58 NAD651.63	-79.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 TMT30.09	$5.41 NAD89.08	-36.9%
Average			-70.0%

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pay 56.8% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.71 TMT195.56	$60.50 NAD996.00	+8.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$114.29 TMT401.14	$34.63 NAD570.13	-69.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	-75.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$192.86 TMT676.93	$83.42 NAD1,373.37	-56.7%
Average			-56.8%

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