Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 3.0 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 12.2% more for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
$16.87
NZ$28.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$8.84
NZ$15.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
$2.18
NZ$3.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$1.87
NZ$3.18
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$1.80
NZ$3.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
$4.27
NZ$7.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
$6.85
NZ$11.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
$4.50
NZ$7.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
$3.75
NZ$6.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.11
NZ$1.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
$0.92
NZ$1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
$1.31
NZ$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
$1.50
NZ$2.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$0.95
NZ$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.81
NZ$1.38
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
$6.65
NZ$11.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
$70.72
NZ$120.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,970.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
$16.94
NZ$28.77
|
|
pay 4.8% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
$52.92
NZ$89.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
$860.75
NZ$1,461.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
$721.70
NZ$1,225.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
$98.85
NZ$167.88
|
|
pay 13.7 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
$628.34
NZ$1,067.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,988.68
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
$5.88
NZ$9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
$3.20
NZ$5.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
$23.28
NZ$39.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
$40.48
NZ$68.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$10.59
NZ$17.99
|
|
pay 66.1% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
$65.76
NZ$111.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
$42.74
NZ$72.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
$98.05
NZ$166.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
$111.69
NZ$189.70
|
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