Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 71.3% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 60.7% less for restaurants
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Turkmenistan
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
$9.82
GEL27.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
$7.91
GEL22.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
$0.83
GEL2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$0.43
GEL1.22
|
|
pay 69.3% less for groceries
|
Turkmenistan
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
$0.60
GEL1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
$3.99
GEL11.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
$7.10
GEL19.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
$2.30
GEL6.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
$2.62
GEL7.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
$0.53
GEL1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
$0.74
GEL2.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
$0.71
GEL2.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
$0.68
GEL1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
$0.29
GEL0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
$0.33
GEL0.92
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
|
Turkmenistan
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
$4.48
GEL12.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
$13.38
GEL37.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
$20,514.71
GEL57,595.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
$5.97
GEL16.77
|
|
pay 71.4% less for housing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
$15.81
GEL44.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
$472.27
GEL1,325.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
$323.81
GEL909.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
$54.01
GEL151.64
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
|
Turkmenistan
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
$199.75
GEL560.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,840.26
GEL10,781.52
|
|
pay 71.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkmenistan
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
$1.54
GEL4.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
$2.45
GEL6.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
$2.92
GEL8.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
$39.78
GEL111.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$5.96
GEL16.72
|
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pay 43.0% less for clothing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
$62.01
GEL174.11
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
$41.33
GEL116.04
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
$100.06
GEL280.91
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
$103.32
GEL290.07
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