Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 2.3 times more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
$34.54
TMT120.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
$12.82
TMT44.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$3.24
TMT11.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$2.39
TMT8.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
$17.90
TMT62.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
$16.12
TMT56.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
$6.84
TMT23.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
$5.38
TMT18.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA641
|
$2.71
TMT9.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$4.01
TMT14.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA622
|
$3.65
TMT12.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA555
|
$1.71
TMT5.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$1.03
TMT3.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA341
|
$0.84
TMT2.94
|
|
pay 34.7% less for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
$1.56
TMT5.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
$8.55
TMT29.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
$43,803.42
TMT153,311.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
$9.69
TMT33.90
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Senegal
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
$94.97
TMT332.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
$1,125.36
TMT3,938.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
$747.86
TMT2,617.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
$435.73
TMT1,525.05
|
|
pay 90.9% less for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
$22.79
TMT79.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
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pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
$5.06
TMT17.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
$6.98
TMT24.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
$28.49
TMT99.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
$147.20
TMT515.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
$85.47
TMT299.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
$121.08
TMT423.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
$163.82
TMT573.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
$170.94
TMT598.29
|
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