Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 18.1% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 78.1% less for restaurants
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Turkmenistan
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
$3.13
TND9.930
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
$4.25
TND13.480
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
$0.63
TND1.990
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$0.27
TND0.870
|
|
pay 76.7% less for groceries
|
Turkmenistan
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
$4.92
TND15.620
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
$1.78
TND5.660
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
$1.46
TND4.640
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
$2.36
TND7.500
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
$1.33
TND4.220
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
$0.48
TND1.530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
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pay 2.3% more for transportation
|
Turkmenistan
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
$3.00
TND9.510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
$9.30
TND29.530
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
$35,666.41
TND113,195.170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
$2.64
TND8.380
|
|
pay 84.9% less for housing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
$17.29
TND54.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
$193.39
TND613.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
$130.14
TND413.030
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
$32.79
TND104.080
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Turkmenistan
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
$78.96
TND250.600
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,865.54
TND5,920.700
|
|
pay 80.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkmenistan
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
$1.37
TND4.350
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
$0.81
TND2.570
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
$3.22
TND10.220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
$27.05
TND85.840
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$4.08
TND12.950
|
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pay 55.4% less for clothing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
$36.55
TND115.980
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
$50.85
TND161.370
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
$90.17
TND286.160
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
$66.30
TND210.410
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