Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 57.1% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 71.3% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 46.9% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 91.2% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 70.2% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 78.0% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Thailand or Turkmenistan. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.