Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 23.9% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,709
|
$34.54
TMT120.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,366
|
$12.82
TMT44.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK393
|
$3.24
TMT11.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK282
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
pay 81.0% more for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK413
|
$2.39
TMT8.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,015
|
$17.90
TMT62.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK839
|
$16.12
TMT56.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK757
|
$6.84
TMT23.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,188
|
$5.38
TMT18.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK171
|
$2.71
TMT9.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK143
|
$4.01
TMT14.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$3.65
TMT12.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK262
|
$1.71
TMT5.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK172
|
$1.03
TMT3.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK110
|
$0.84
TMT2.94
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,168
|
$1.56
TMT5.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,956
|
$8.55
TMT29.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,679,481
|
$43,803.42
TMT153,311.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,078
|
$9.69
TMT33.90
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Iceland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK10,081
|
$94.97
TMT332.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK256,737
|
$1,125.36
TMT3,938.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK209,209
|
$747.86
TMT2,617.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK8,103
|
$435.73
TMT1,525.05
|
|
pay 91.2% less for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK36,060
|
$22.79
TMT79.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK837,241
|
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pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,283
|
$5.06
TMT17.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK649
|
$6.98
TMT24.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,642
|
$28.49
TMT99.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,585
|
$147.20
TMT515.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK2,004
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,537
|
$85.47
TMT299.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,337
|
$121.08
TMT423.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,673
|
$163.82
TMT573.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,770
|
$170.94
TMT598.29
|
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