Cost of living comparison
Russia is 9.7% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Russia instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 65.3% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
$7.74
₽726.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
$0.85
₽79.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$0.41
₽38.47
|
|
pay 66.3% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
$4.40
₽413.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
$3.48
₽326.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
$1.79
₽167.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$0.62
₽57.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
$0.56
₽52.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
$0.66
₽62.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
$1.03
₽96.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$0.30
₽27.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.25
₽23.76
|
|
pay 27.3% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
$2.37
₽222.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
$3.41
₽319.97
|
|
pay 69.0% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
|
pay 69.3% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
$1.55
₽145.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
$1.73
₽162.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$4.06
₽381.37
|
|
pay 71.0% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
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