Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 4.1 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Benin, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,058
|
$34.54
TMT120.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
$12.82
TMT44.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$3.24
TMT11.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA789
|
$2.39
TMT8.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,743
|
$17.90
TMT62.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,478
|
$16.12
TMT56.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,216
|
$6.84
TMT23.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,528
|
$5.38
TMT18.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA739
|
$2.71
TMT9.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$4.01
TMT14.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$3.65
TMT12.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA436
|
$1.71
TMT5.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA389
|
$1.03
TMT3.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA436
|
$0.84
TMT2.94
|
|
pay 38.0% less for transportation
|
Benin
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,363
|
$1.56
TMT5.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.55
TMT29.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$43,803.42
TMT153,311.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,407
|
$9.69
TMT33.90
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Benin
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,792
|
$94.97
TMT332.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,135
|
$1,125.36
TMT3,938.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,301
|
$747.86
TMT2,617.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA118,005
|
$435.73
TMT1,525.05
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
|
Benin
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,595
|
$22.79
TMT79.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,772,122
|
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pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$5.06
TMT17.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,572
|
$6.98
TMT24.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,337
|
$28.49
TMT99.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,721
|
$147.20
TMT515.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,372
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,288
|
$85.47
TMT299.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$121.08
TMT423.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$163.82
TMT573.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,291
|
$170.94
TMT598.29
|
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