Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 77.2% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
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Maldives
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.72
|
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR149.51
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.69
|
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.36
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.67
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.05
|
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.47
|
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.42
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.07
|
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.80
|
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.22
|
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.84
|
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.87
|
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.62
|
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.27
|
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.78
|
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR348.87
|
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR598,058.25
|
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR269.13
|
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 100.0% more for housing
|
Maldives
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
|
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,771.04
|
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,448.24
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,657.00
|
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,250.10
|
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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.27
|
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR49.84
|
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.64
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,102.67
|
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.07
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
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pay 83.0% more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR860.71
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR905.39
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,557.44
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,245.95
|
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
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