Cost of living comparison
Romania is 3.1 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Romania instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
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Turkmenistan
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
$8.56
RON40.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
$1.72
RON8.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$1.43
RON6.81
|
|
pay 65.6% less for groceries
|
Turkmenistan
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
$3.79
RON18.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
$5.46
RON26.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
$2.70
RON12.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
$0.47
RON2.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
$0.66
RON3.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
$0.85
RON4.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
$0.38
RON1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
$0.41
RON1.95
|
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pay 81.7% more for transportation
|
Turkmenistan
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
$5.64
RON26.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
$20.73
RON98.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
$6.39
RON30.51
|
|
pay 74.6% less for housing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
|
pay 17.8 times more for childcare
|
Turkmenistan
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
|
pay 68.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkmenistan
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
$2.01
RON9.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
$37.40
RON178.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$6.19
RON29.53
|
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pay 53.5% less for clothing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
$80.53
RON384.25
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