Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.6 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
$2.33
THB79.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
$6.02
THB205.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
$0.70
THB24.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$0.38
THB12.95
|
|
pay 59.1% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
$1.40
THB47.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
$8.16
THB278.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
$6.68
THB228.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
$2.05
THB69.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
$1.29
THB44.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
$1.23
THB42.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
$0.52
THB17.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
$0.82
THB27.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
$0.66
THB22.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
$0.69
THB23.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
$0.54
THB18.27
|
|
pay 88.7% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
$4.47
THB152.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
$25.43
THB867.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
$31,362.48
THB1,070,043.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
$9.67
THB329.79
|
|
pay 76.2% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Thailand
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
$17.13
THB584.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
$389.22
THB13,279.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
$225.23
THB7,684.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
$55.17
THB1,882.46
|
|
pay 15.0 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
$341.66
THB11,656.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,344.18
THB352,928.83
|
|
pay 68.9% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Thailand
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
$2.20
THB75.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
$1.90
THB64.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
$3.85
THB131.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
$48.79
THB1,664.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$5.42
THB184.95
|
|
pay 60.5% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
$38.62
THB1,317.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
$29.36
THB1,001.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
$82.78
THB2,824.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
$65.55
THB2,236.63
|
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