Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 2.0 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 87.7% more for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,814
|
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,375
|
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,068
|
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,597
|
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 73.6% less for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,557
|
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
?? | |
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,595
|
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 54.1% more for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,277
|
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Turkmenistan or Yemen. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.