Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 98.6% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 67.5% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
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Turkmenistan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
United Kingdom
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Turkmenistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
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pay 58.5% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.04
|
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,314.22
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
United Kingdom
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Turkmenistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.07
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.34
|
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.49
|
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.10
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
|
pay 7.0% more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.58
|
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,192.83
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
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pay 60.8% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
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Turkmenistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.30
|
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
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pay 3.6 times more for clothing
United Kingdom
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Turkmenistan
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.78
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.29
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.38
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.43
|
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
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