Moldova vs Turkmenistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moldova Turkmenistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$858
$1861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$457
$968
🏘️ Family rent
$779
$1661
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$753
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.5
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$210
💸 GDP per capita
$7576
$6857
😃 Human freedom index
7.55
4.1
❤️ Life expectancy
71.2
70.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
17
🌐 English speaking %
2%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
44
1
😀 Quality of life
50
26
🏙️ Population
2.4M
7.49M

The average cost of living in Moldova ($858) is 54% less expensive than in Turkmenistan ($1861). Moldova ranked 121st vs 22nd 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 0.4 months in Moldova compared to 0.1 months in Turkmenistan. Ranked 95th and 161st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Moldova vs Turkmenistan

We calculate prices for Moldova and Turkmenistan as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Moldova Turkmenistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.04
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$84.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$7.22
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$7.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$298
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$2039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1819
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.64%
9.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2088
$3531
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$2848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$9.72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.57
$9.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$4.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$5.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$20
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$7.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.91
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$5.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.09
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.03
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$22.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6112
$24712

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$969
567K
Balti
$799
91K
Tiraspol
$572
134K
Bender
$690
76.2K
Cahul
$823
22.2K
Ungheni
$954
26.5K
Soroca
$727
21.1K
Dubasari
$789
25.1K
Orhei
$760
22.2K
Comrat
$774
19.1K

In Turkmenistan

City Cost of living Population
Ashgabat
$1898
1.03M
Turkmenabat
$1795
231K
Dasoguz
$1840
227K
Mary
$1726
126K
Anau
$1846
29.6K
Baherden
$1864
24.7K