Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 2.1 times more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.36
|
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.17
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.35
|
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.60
|
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.38
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.39
|
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.10
|
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC212,069.77
|
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC278.46
|
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,689.09
|
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,042.88
|
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC601.38
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.60
|
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC263.39
|
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.48
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 68.8% more for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
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