Nepal vs Turkmenistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nepal Turkmenistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$361
$1861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$920
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$105
$968
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$1661
🍽️ Food expenses
$173
$753
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.9
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$210
💸 GDP per capita
$1447
$6857
😃 Human freedom index
6.97
4.1
❤️ Life expectancy
70.4
70.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
17
🌐 English speaking %
0.4%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
46
1
😀 Quality of life
30
26
🏙️ Population
29.7M
7.49M

The average cost of living in Nepal ($361) is 81% less expensive than in Turkmenistan ($1861). Nepal ranked 197th 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 Nepal compared to 0.1 months in Turkmenistan. Ranked 148th and 161st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nepal vs Turkmenistan

We calculate prices for Nepal 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.

Nepal Turkmenistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.98
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$84.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$7.22
 Cappuccino
$1.46
$7.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.6
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$2039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$1819
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.1
$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.68
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.42%
9.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1687
$3531
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$2848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$9.72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$9.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$4.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$5.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$20
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$7.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$5.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.41
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.61
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.2
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.3
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$22.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3575
$24712

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Cities Comparison in Nepal vs Turkmenistan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$424
846K
Lalitpur
$336
513K
Pokhara
$386
354K
Birgunj
$317
268K
Biratnagar
$303
243K
Bheemdatta
$330
105K
Dhangadhi
$348
102K
Janakpur
$287
97.8K
Hetauda
$288
84.7K
Damak
$303
75.1K

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