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Turkmenistan vs. Austria Cost of Living Summary

Turkmenistan is 8.8% more expensive than Austria overall.

Restaurants
pay 6.7% more in Turkmenistan
Groceries
pay 52.4% more in Turkmenistan
Transportation
pay 60.4% less in Turkmenistan
Housing
pay 44.5% more in Turkmenistan
Childcare
pay 75.5% less in Turkmenistan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 58.9% more in Turkmenistan
Clothing
pay 70.0% more in Turkmenistan

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

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Turkmenistan vs. Austria Cost Breakdown

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

pay 6.7% more for restaurants

 
Austria
Turkmenistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.46
€15.54
$31.43
TMT110.31
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $12.35
€10.99
$12.86
TMT45.13
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.78
€3.36
$1.57
TMT5.52
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pay 52.4% more for groceries

 
Austria
Turkmenistan
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.57
€2.29
$2.04
TMT7.15
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.98
€8.00
$18.82
TMT66.06
Milk (1 gallon) $6.13
€5.46
$17.09
TMT59.98
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pay 60.4% less for transportation

 
Austria
Turkmenistan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.11
€6.33
$1.62
TMT5.69
Monthly public transit pass $57.51
€51.19
$10.00
TMT35.10
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,576.16
€26,323.85
$43,928.57
TMT154K
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pay 44.5% more for housing

 
Austria
Turkmenistan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $35.97
€32.02
$102.86
TMT361.03
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $964.19
€858.16
$1,414.29
TMT4,964.14
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $803.82
€715.43
$1,000.00
TMT3,510.00
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pay 75.5% less for childcare

 
Austria
Turkmenistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $557.81
€496.47
$22.86
TMT80.23
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,914.08
€15,054.14
$24,807.14
TMT87,073.07
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pay 58.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Austria
Turkmenistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.34
€4.75
$5.71
TMT20.06
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.45
€3.96
$6.79
TMT23.82
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.41
€6.59
$25.71
TMT90.26
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pay 70.0% more for clothing

 
Austria
Turkmenistan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $95.22
€84.75
$55.71
TMT195.56
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $45.58
€40.57
$114.29
TMT401.14
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $102.93
€91.61
$364.29
TMT1,278.64
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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 October 2026). How we calculate this

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