Cost of living comparison

Virgin Islands

compared to

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan vs. Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Turkmenistan is 25.6% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.9% less in Turkmenistan
Groceries: pay 27.2% less in Turkmenistan
Transportation: pay 64.5% less in Turkmenistan
Housing: pay 1.8% less in Turkmenistan
Childcare: pay 85.4% less in Turkmenistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% more in Turkmenistan
Clothing: pay 32.5% more in Turkmenistan

The cost of clothing and entertainment and sports in Turkmenistan are more expensive than in Virgin Islands. Expenses including childcare, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and housing are lower in Turkmenistan.

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Turkmenistan vs. Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

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pay 3.9% less for restaurants

	Virgin Islands	Turkmenistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.12	$31.43 TMT110.31	+35.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.83	$12.86 TMT45.13	+0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.25	$1.57 TMT5.52	-51.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.47	$0.86 TMT3.01	-65.3%
Average			-3.9%

Virgin Islands vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.2% less for groceries

	Virgin Islands	Turkmenistan
Bread 1 loaf	$6.72	$2.04 TMT7.15	-69.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.66	$18.82 TMT66.06	+232.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.73	$17.09 TMT59.98	+59.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$9.63	$6.00 TMT21.06	-37.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.79	$9.07 TMT31.84	+3.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.90	$2.30 TMT8.07	-40.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$5.00	$3.84 TMT13.49	-23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.75	$3.40 TMT11.94	-9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.89	$1.67 TMT5.87	-71.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87	$1.04 TMT3.64	+19.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$3.07	$0.65 TMT2.27	-78.9%
Average			-27.2%

Virgin Islands vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 64.5% less for transportation

	Virgin Islands	Turkmenistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03	$1.62 TMT5.69	-67.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00	$10.00 TMT35.10	-83.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,000.00	$43,928.57 TMT154K	-12.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$44.85	$9.71 TMT34.10	-78.3%
Average			-64.5%

Virgin Islands vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.8% less for housing

	Virgin Islands	Turkmenistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.17	$102.86 TMT361.03	+2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,283.33	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	+10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,200.00	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	-16.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$395.95	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	+10.4%
Average			-1.8%

Virgin Islands vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of housing

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pay 85.4% less for childcare

	Virgin Islands	Turkmenistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$22.86 TMT80.23	-98.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,750.00	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	+39.8%
Average			-85.4%

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pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Virgin Islands	Turkmenistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.38	$5.71 TMT20.06	-10.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17	$6.79 TMT23.82	+10.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00	$25.71 TMT90.26	+414.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$181.25	$195.24 TMT685.29	+7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.00	$8.57 TMT30.09	-22.1%
Average			+12.4%

Virgin Islands vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 32.5% more for clothing

	Virgin Islands	Turkmenistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50	$55.71 TMT195.56	-32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$81.00	$114.29 TMT401.14	+41.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.00	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	+151.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00	$192.86 TMT676.93	+28.6%
Average			+32.5%

Virgin Islands vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of clothing

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