Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 87.9% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 71.2% less for restaurants
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Turkmenistan
|
Ukraine
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$5.53
UAH228.23
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$5.04
UAH208.17
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$0.61
UAH25.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.41
UAH16.94
|
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pay 75.2% less for groceries
|
Turkmenistan
|
Ukraine
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$0.59
UAH24.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$3.81
UAH157.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$3.66
UAH150.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$1.72
UAH70.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$1.72
UAH70.81
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$0.29
UAH12.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.67
UAH27.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.67
UAH27.82
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.83
UAH34.08
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.21
UAH8.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.33
UAH13.61
|
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pay 29.4% more for transportation
|
Turkmenistan
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$5.08
UAH209.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$10.14
UAH418.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,110,997.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$3.91
UAH161.27
|
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pay 83.8% less for housing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$5.56
UAH229.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$280.46
UAH11,577.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$189.50
UAH7,822.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$59.87
UAH2,471.51
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for childcare
|
Turkmenistan
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$240.96
UAH9,946.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,166.24
UAH171,978.27
|
|
pay 80.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkmenistan
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$1.02
UAH42.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$1.09
UAH45.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$2.12
UAH87.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$20.75
UAH856.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$3.69
UAH152.21
|
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pay 57.5% less for clothing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Ukraine
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$47.47
UAH1,959.60
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$31.04
UAH1,281.30
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$71.91
UAH2,968.26
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$83.50
UAH3,446.61
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