Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 4.7 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Benin, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
F CFA1,995
|
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
F CFA2,993
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA419
|
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Benin
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
F CFA765
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
F CFA1,372
|
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.19
F CFA4,343
|
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
F CFA1,179
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
F CFA1,482
|
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
F CFA792
|
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA362
|
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA441
|
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA422
|
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
|
pay 37.6% less for transportation
Benin
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
F CFA2,274
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.89
F CFA7,182
|
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Benin
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
F CFA31,797
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.96
F CFA108,733
|
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$132.08
F CFA79,804
|
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.40
F CFA61,265
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 88.9% less for childcare
Benin
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$206.38
F CFA124,693
|
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,053.68
F CFA3,657,674
|
?? | |
pay 7.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA599
|
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
F CFA2,494
|
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
F CFA599
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.72
F CFA33,667
|
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.02
F CFA4,240
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
pay 11.3 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
F CFA9,975
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
F CFA27,433
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
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