Maldives vs Turkmenistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maldives Turkmenistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1330
$1771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2849
$4083
🏠 One person rent
$829
$888
🏘️ Family rent
$1439
$1504
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$738
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$826
$627
💸 GDP per capita
$13379
$6857
😃 Human freedom index
7.1
4.1
❤️ Life expectancy
81
70.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
17
🌐 English speaking %
70%
2%
🎓 Higher education
12
1
😀 Quality of life
62
33
🏙️ Population
528K
7.49M

The average cost of living in Maldives ($1330) is 25% less expensive than in Turkmenistan ($1771). Maldives ranked 51st vs 27th for Turkmenistan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Maldives compared to 0.4 months in Turkmenistan. Ranked 66th and 147th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Maldives vs Turkmenistan

We calculate prices for Maldives and Turkmenistan as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 6 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Maldives Turkmenistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$25.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$85.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$7.2
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$7.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$1010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$641
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2097
$1763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1746
$1591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$74.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.4
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.98%
9.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3105
$4109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$2839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$8.54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$9.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$4.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$6.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$6.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$9.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$18.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$7.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$5.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.5
$24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.2
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.74
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.9
$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$188
$22.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3287
$24767

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1311
133K
Hulhumale
$1379
50K

In Turkmenistan

City Cost of living Population
Ashgabat
$1806
1.03M
Turkmenabat
$1709
231K
Dasoguz
$1755
227K
Mary
$1640
126K
Anau
$1763
29.6K
Baherden
$1769
24.7K