Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 2.4 times more expensive than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 39.2% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.07
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.59
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.60
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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