Cost of living comparison
Germany is 3.7 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Germany instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 13.1% more for restaurants
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Turkmenistan
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Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$13.72
€12.61
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$2.48
€2.28
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pay 40.5% less for groceries
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Turkmenistan
|
Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$4.24
€3.90
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$7.19
€6.61
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.39
€1.28
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.77
€0.71
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pay 3.2 times more for transportation
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Turkmenistan
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$7.16
€6.59
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$54.61
€50.22
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$29,249.82
€26,897.64
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$23.30
€21.43
|
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pay 40.1% less for housing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$49.15
€45.20
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$800.45
€736.08
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$616.33
€566.77
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$232.30
€213.62
|
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pay 19.0 times more for childcare
|
Turkmenistan
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$434.24
€399.32
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,512.98
€11,506.73
|
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pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkmenistan
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$3.44
€3.17
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$35.42
€32.57
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$12.56
€11.55
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pay 37.0% less for clothing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$83.65
€76.93
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$41.29
€37.97
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$89.84
€82.61
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$120.25
€110.58
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