Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 4.8 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$17.09
£13.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 45.0% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$4.68
£3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$91.63
£73.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$16.30
£13.08
|
|
pay 12.9% more for housing
Turkmenistan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$836.18
£671.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
|
pay 25.8 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
|
pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$4.95
£3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$41.78
£33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$11.97
£9.61
|
|
pay 70.1% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$80.83
£64.89
|
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