Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 5.6 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 7.4 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN160
|
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
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pay 7.4 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN164
|
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN102
|
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
|
pay 73.8% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN805
|
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
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pay 8.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN283
|
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN72
|
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN782
|
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN225
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
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pay 6.2 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
$170.94
TMT600.00
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