Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 96.8% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
|
Turkmenistan
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
$10.21
F CFA6,422
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
$0.75
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$0.78
F CFA491
|
|
pay 53.3% less for groceries
|
Turkmenistan
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
$0.62
F CFA390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
$7.52
F CFA4,727
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
$9.66
F CFA6,078
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
$2.16
F CFA1,356
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
$1.58
F CFA996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
$0.45
F CFA286
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
$0.57
F CFA357
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
$0.70
F CFA441
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
$0.70
F CFA440
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
$0.88
F CFA556
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Turkmenistan
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
$5.32
F CFA3,345
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,496,387
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
$14.54
F CFA9,145
|
|
pay 51.7% less for housing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
$48.27
F CFA30,360
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
$812.41
F CFA510,934
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
$291.38
F CFA183,251
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
$135.65
F CFA85,315
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
|
Turkmenistan
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
$198.79
F CFA125,022
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,866,765
|
|
pay 66.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkmenistan
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
$2.38
F CFA1,495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
$75.48
F CFA47,469
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 40.3% less for clothing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
$73.53
F CFA46,241
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
$51.74
F CFA32,540
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
$73.47
F CFA46,207
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
$111.65
F CFA70,218
|
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