Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 2.1 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Poland, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Poland
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
Poland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.55
|
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,013.48
|
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Poland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,379.62
|
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,933.01
|
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.62
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 92.4% less for childcare
Poland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.43
|
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,921.96
|
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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.38
|
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Poland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.33
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.95
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN327.91
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN369.97
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
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