Turkmenistan vs Uganda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Turkmenistan Uganda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1793
$669
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4130
$1574
🏠 One person rent
$891
$284
🏘️ Family rent
$1492
$466
🍽️ Food expenses
$754
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$137
💸 GDP per capita
$8572
$1073
😃 Human freedom index
4.1
5.92
❤️ Life expectancy
70.1
68.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
26
🌐 English speaking %
2%
44.7%
🎓 Higher education
1
70
😀 Quality of life
34
29
🏙️ Population
7.49M
50M

The average cost of living in Turkmenistan ($1793) is 168% more expensive than in Uganda ($669). Turkmenistan ranked 23rd vs 154th for Uganda 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 Turkmenistan compared to 0.2 months in Uganda. Ranked 143rd and 159th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Turkmenistan vs Uganda

We calculate prices for Turkmenistan and Uganda as a population-weighted mean of 6 and 9 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.

Turkmenistan Uganda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$27.3
$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.05
$1.37
 Cappuccino
$7.35
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$673
$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1770
$939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1604
$345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$27.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.3
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.5%
20.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4768
$1079
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2982
$1045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.52
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$4.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.42
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.3
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$6.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.6
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25708
$3793

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Cities Comparison in Turkmenistan vs Uganda

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Turkmenistan

City Cost of living Population
Ashgabat
$1833
1.03M
Turkmenabat
$1716
231K
Dasoguz
$1770
227K
Mary
$1654
126K
Anau
$1774
29.6K
Baherden
$1796
24.7K

In Uganda

City Cost of living Population
Kampala
$717
1.68M
Mbale
$654
586K
Arua
$617
385K
Kira Town
$658
317K
Jinja
$582
279K
Gulu
$627
177K
Kasese
$567
101K
Entebbe
$578
70K
Tororo
$623
41.9K