Cost of living comparison
Greece is 3.0 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Greece instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 39.9% less for restaurants
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Turkmenistan
|
Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$14.81
€13.62
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.63
€0.58
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pay 55.5% less for groceries
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Turkmenistan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
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pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Turkmenistan
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$41.23
€37.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$27,791.92
€25,556.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$14.64
€13.47
|
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pay 59.2% less for housing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$529.13
€486.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$406.38
€373.70
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$178.34
€164.00
|
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pay 15.3 times more for childcare
|
Turkmenistan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$350.75
€322.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,658.30
€6,122.86
|
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pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkmenistan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$46.53
€42.79
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
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pay 40.9% less for clothing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$83.80
€77.06
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$86.78
€79.80
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$96.32
€88.57
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