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Turkmenistan vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary

Turkmenistan is 1.0% cheaper than Australia overall.

Restaurants
pay 17.5% more in Turkmenistan
Groceries
pay 52.6% more in Turkmenistan
Transportation
pay 57.6% less in Turkmenistan
Housing
pay 21.6% more in Turkmenistan
Childcare
pay 87.4% less in Turkmenistan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 23.1% more in Turkmenistan
Clothing
pay 68.5% more in Turkmenistan

The cost of clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Turkmenistan are more expensive than in Australia. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Turkmenistan.

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Turkmenistan vs. Australia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Australia, you would:

pay 17.5% more for restaurants

 
Australia
Turkmenistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.42
A$27.21
$31.43
TMT110.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.19
A$15.05
$12.86
TMT45.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.88
A$4.25
$1.57
TMT5.50
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pay 52.6% more for groceries

 
Australia
Turkmenistan
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.64
A$3.90
$2.04
TMT7.13
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.67
A$6.90
$18.82
TMT65.88
Milk (1 gallon) $6.28
A$9.27
$17.09
TMT59.81
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pay 57.6% less for transportation

 
Australia
Turkmenistan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.98
A$7.36
$1.62
TMT5.68
Monthly public transit pass $91.09
A$134.53
$10.00
TMT35.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,191.77
A$40,159.17
$43,928.57
TMT154K
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pay 21.6% more for housing

 
Australia
Turkmenistan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $57.16
A$84.41
$102.86
TMT360.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,309.09
A$1,933.38
$1,414.29
TMT4,950.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,073.97
A$1,586.13
$1,000.00
TMT3,500.00
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pay 87.4% less for childcare

 
Australia
Turkmenistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,957.92
A$2,891.63
$22.86
TMT80.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,377.12
A$27,140.92
$24,807.14
TMT86,825.00
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pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Australia
Turkmenistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.20
A$10.63
$5.71
TMT20.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.95
A$5.83
$6.79
TMT23.75
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $36.89
A$54.49
$25.71
TMT90.00
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pay 68.5% more for clothing

 
Australia
Turkmenistan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $77.86
A$114.99
$55.71
TMT195.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $53.33
A$78.77
$114.29
TMT400.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $112.59
A$166.29
$364.29
TMT1,275.00
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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