Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 7.2 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
UAH184.33
|
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
UAH143.28
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.58
|
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH15.48
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UAH21.48
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
UAH127.44
|
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
UAH125.11
|
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
UAH57.84
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
UAH61.83
|
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.92
|
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
UAH18.58
|
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
UAH19.83
|
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH28.66
|
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
UAH6.67
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.98
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 39.2% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
UAH151.18
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
UAH282.80
|
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
UAH758,776.26
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
UAH132.83
|
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
|
pay 21.1 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
UAH174.74
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
UAH9,285.26
|
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
UAH6,174.19
|
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
UAH2,457.78
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
UAH7,261.32
|
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
UAH153,616.47
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
UAH33.70
|
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
UAH38.22
|
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
UAH77.22
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
UAH746.73
|
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
UAH118.05
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
UAH1,599.99
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
UAH1,208.64
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
UAH2,571.53
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
UAH2,913.89
|
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
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