Cost of living comparison
Syria is 42.0% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Syria instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 68.9% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
|
pay 73.6% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
$0.20
SYP508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
$0.33
SYP819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$0.22
SYP555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.18
SYP447
|
|
pay 49.9% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
|
pay 83.2% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
|
pay 41.6% more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
|
pay 80.1% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 80.0% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
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