Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 8.3 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 31.0% more for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Luxembourg
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$20.22
€18.62
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$11.79
€10.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$3.13
€2.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$2.80
€2.58
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$2.92
€2.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$4.95
€4.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$3.89
€3.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$5.51
€5.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
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pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$6.00
€5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$27,590.69
€25,413.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$29.95
€27.58
|
|
pay 1.0% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$49.80
€45.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$1,699.58
€1,565.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$1,475.67
€1,359.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$164.91
€151.90
|
|
pay 51.5 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$1,178.26
€1,085.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$17,310.77
€15,945.07
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$5.28
€4.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$5.97
€5.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$44.65
€41.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$12.72
€11.72
|
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pay 49.2% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$61.55
€56.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$31.61
€29.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$86.38
€79.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$96.33
€88.73
|
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