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Turkmenistan vs. Connecticut Cost of Living Summary

Turkmenistan is 28.3% more expensive than Connecticut.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% less in Turkmenistan
Groceries: pay 65.8% more in Turkmenistan
Transportation: pay 37.6% less in Turkmenistan
Housing: pay 32.2% more in Turkmenistan
Childcare: pay 47.0% less in Turkmenistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.6% more in Turkmenistan
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Turkmenistan

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

Turkmenistan vs. Connecticut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.5% less for restaurants

	Connecticut	Turkmenistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.15	$34.29 TMT120.34	+36.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.65	$13.57 TMT47.64	+16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.67	$2.32 TMT8.13	-13.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.08	$0.80 TMT2.81	-61.5%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 65.8% more for groceries

	Connecticut	Turkmenistan
Bread 1 loaf	$4.23	$1.68 TMT5.89	-60.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.82	$20.00 TMT70.20	+155.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.42	$18.21 TMT63.90	+312.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.92	$6.17 TMT21.66	+25.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.12	$8.42 TMT29.57	+37.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.72	$2.46 TMT8.64	-9.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92	$4.00 TMT14.06	+334.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.23	$3.47 TMT12.17	+55.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.53	$1.60 TMT5.63	-36.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.64	$0.91 TMT3.18	-44.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52	$0.81 TMT2.84	-46.6%
Average			+65.8%

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pay 37.6% less for transportation

	Connecticut	Turkmenistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.26	$1.62 TMT5.69	-50.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.38	$8.57 TMT30.09	-84.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,569.77	$43,928.57 TMT154,189.29	+34.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.52	$9.71 TMT34.10	-50.2%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 32.2% more for housing

	Connecticut	Turkmenistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.37	$102.86 TMT361.03	+64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,310.48	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	-51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,957.50	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	-61.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.89	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	+176.8%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 47.0% less for childcare

	Connecticut	Turkmenistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,606.87	$22.86 TMT80.23	-98.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,583.33	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	+4.6%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 63.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Connecticut	Turkmenistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.30	$5.14 TMT18.05	-29.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.07	$7.05 TMT24.75	+39.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.48	$25.71 TMT90.26	+106.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.90	$195.24 TMT685.29	+215.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.43	$14.29 TMT50.14	-13.1%
Average			+63.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Connecticut	Turkmenistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.81	$65.71 TMT230.66	+26.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.40	$121.43 TMT426.21	+156.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.29	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	+273.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.01	$185.71 TMT651.86	+49.8%
Average			+126.6%

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