Turkmenistan vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Turkmenistan Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1668
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3824
$1257
🏠 One person rent
$834
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$1548
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$657
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$39
$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$365
💸 GDP per capita
$8793
$650
😃 Human freedom index
4.1
3.43
❤️ Life expectancy
69.3
63.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
18
16
🌐 English speaking %
2%
9%
🎓 Higher education
1
25
😀 Quality of life
26
14
🏙️ Population
6.12M
28.3M

The average cost of living in Turkmenistan ($1668) is 230% more expensive than in Yemen ($505). Turkmenistan ranked 23rd vs 176th for Yemen in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Turkmenistan compared to 0.7 months in Yemen. Ranked 156th and 185th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Turkmenistan vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Turkmenistan and Yemen as a population-weighted mean of 6 and 10 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 Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.7
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.5
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1449
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1370
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$55.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.7
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
10.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4548
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3438
$813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$5.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.37
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.66
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.3
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.6
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.8
$81.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6392
$2850

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Turkmenistan

City Cost of living Population
Ashgabat
$1679
828K
Turkmenabat
$1662
409K
Dasoguz
$1657
227K
Mary
$1644
126K
Anau
$1648
29.6K
Baherden
$1642
24.7K

In Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$523
2.96M
Taiz
$490
615K
Al Hudaydah
$489
548K
Aden
$486
507K
Ibb
$481
351K
Dhamar
$470
160K
Mukalla
$468
144K
Sayyan
$467
70K
Sa'dah
$467
70.2K
Zabid
$466
50.8K