Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 25.7% more expensive than Norway.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Norway, you would:
pay 10.8% more for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK205.38
|
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK134.92
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK31.92
|
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK29.96
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 91.0% more for groceries
|
Norway
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK33.59
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK56.52
|
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK82.22
|
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.14
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK65.70
|
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.59
|
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.91
|
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.31
|
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.16
|
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.59
|
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.68
|
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
|
pay 47.4% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK81.20
|
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK746.19
|
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK359,753.91
|
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK260.58
|
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 68.9% more for housing
|
Norway
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK587.35
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,423.86
|
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,913.22
|
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,642.69
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 91.6% less for childcare
|
Norway
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,018.09
|
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK67,789.38
|
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pay 73.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK97.90
|
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK51.44
|
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK146.93
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK479.14
|
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK150.30
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 74.5% more for clothing
|
Norway
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK973.36
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK444.76
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,114.78
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,397.83
|
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
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