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Turkmenistan vs. Denmark Cost of Living Summary

Turkmenistan is 0.5% more expensive than Denmark overall.

Restaurants
pay 5.2% less in Turkmenistan
Groceries
pay 42.3% more in Turkmenistan
Transportation
pay 71.5% less in Turkmenistan
Housing
pay 45.0% more in Turkmenistan
Childcare
pay 60.7% less in Turkmenistan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.7% more in Turkmenistan
Clothing
pay 44.0% more in Turkmenistan

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

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Turkmenistan vs. Denmark Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.2% less for restaurants

 
Denmark
Turkmenistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.73
DKK137.87
$31.43
TMT110.31
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $13.74
DKK91.38
$12.86
TMT45.13
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.88
DKK25.80
$1.57
TMT5.52
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pay 42.3% more for groceries

 
Denmark
Turkmenistan
Bread
1 loaf
 $3.38
DKK22.50
$2.04
TMT7.15
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.11
DKK47.26
$18.82
TMT66.06
Milk (1 gallon) $7.62
DKK50.71
$17.09
TMT59.98
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pay 71.5% less for transportation

 
Denmark
Turkmenistan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.78
DKK58.40
$1.62
TMT5.69
Monthly public transit pass $90.81
DKK604.01
$10.00
TMT35.10
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,082.02
DKK326K
$43,928.57
TMT154K
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pay 45.0% more for housing

 
Denmark
Turkmenistan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $38.53
DKK256.26
$102.86
TMT361.03
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,094.37
DKK7,278.85
$1,414.29
TMT4,964.14
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $864.45
DKK5,749.63
$1,000.00
TMT3,510.00
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pay 60.7% less for childcare

 
Denmark
Turkmenistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $546.22
DKK3,633.05
$22.86
TMT80.23
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,716.94
DKK44,675.71
$24,807.14
TMT87,073.07
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pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Denmark
Turkmenistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.87
DKK52.35
$5.71
TMT20.06
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.26
DKK41.61
$6.79
TMT23.82
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $9.31
DKK61.90
$25.71
TMT90.26
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pay 44.0% more for clothing

 
Denmark
Turkmenistan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $105.11
DKK699.09
$55.71
TMT195.56
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $45.60
DKK303.29
$114.29
TMT401.14
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $123.67
DKK822.54
$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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