Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 10.8% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 79.5% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$3.01
₺97.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.62
₺20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.22
₺7.06
|
|
pay 76.9% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$2.61
₺84.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$3.07
₺99.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$1.59
₺51.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$0.30
₺9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.52
₺16.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.31
₺9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.42
₺13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.22
₺7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.19
₺6.27
|
|
pay 55.3% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$4.34
₺140.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$15.27
₺494.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$4.33
₺139.97
|
|
pay 78.4% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
|
pay 75.0% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$1.90
₺61.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$1.55
₺50.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$20.05
₺648.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$2.50
₺80.88
|
|
pay 83.2% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
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