Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 5.1 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Iran, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$34.54
TMT120.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$12.82
TMT44.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$3.24
TMT11.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$2.39
TMT8.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$17.90
TMT62.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$16.12
TMT56.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$6.84
TMT23.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$5.38
TMT18.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$2.71
TMT9.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$4.01
TMT14.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$3.65
TMT12.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$1.71
TMT5.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$1.03
TMT3.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$0.84
TMT2.94
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$1.56
TMT5.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$8.55
TMT29.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$43,803.42
TMT153,311.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$9.69
TMT33.90
|
|
pay 12.5 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$94.97
TMT332.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$1,125.36
TMT3,938.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$747.86
TMT2,617.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$435.73
TMT1,525.05
|
|
pay 74.4% less for childcare
|
Iran
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$22.79
TMT79.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
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pay 8.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$5.06
TMT17.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$6.98
TMT24.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$28.49
TMT99.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$147.20
TMT515.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$85.47
TMT299.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$121.08
TMT423.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$163.82
TMT573.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$170.94
TMT598.29
|
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