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Turkmenistan vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Turkmenistan is 2.5 times more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Turkmenistan
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in Turkmenistan
Transportation: pay 13.4% more in Turkmenistan
Housing: pay 80.5% more in Turkmenistan
Childcare: pay 45.2% less in Turkmenistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8 times more in Turkmenistan
Clothing: pay 96.9% more in Turkmenistan

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, clothing, housing, and transportation in Turkmenistan are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Turkmenistan.

Turkmenistan vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Turkmenistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$34.29 TMT120.34	+704.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$13.57 TMT47.64	+108.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$2.32 TMT8.13	+281.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$0.80 TMT2.81	+41.2%
Average			+284.0%

Ethiopia vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Turkmenistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$1.68 TMT5.89	+33.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$20.00 TMT70.20	+361.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$18.21 TMT63.90	+235.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$6.17 TMT21.66	+170.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$8.42 TMT29.57	+46.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$2.46 TMT8.64	-20.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$4.00 TMT14.06	+828.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$3.47 TMT12.17	+227.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$1.60 TMT5.63	+296.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$0.91 TMT3.18	+228.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.81 TMT2.84	-10.6%
Average			+217.9%

Ethiopia vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.4% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Turkmenistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$1.62 TMT5.69	-66.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$8.57 TMT30.09	-28.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$43,928.57 TMT154,189.29	-20.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$9.71 TMT34.10	+168.7%
Average			+13.4%

Ethiopia vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of transportation

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pay 80.5% more for housing

	Ethiopia	Turkmenistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$102.86 TMT361.03	-21.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	+38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	+46.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	+258.3%
Average			+80.5%

Ethiopia vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of housing

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pay 45.2% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Turkmenistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$22.86 TMT80.23	-75.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	-14.8%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Turkmenistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$5.14 TMT18.05	+471.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$7.05 TMT24.75	+548.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$25.71 TMT90.26	+404.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$195.24 TMT685.29	+214.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$14.29 TMT50.14	+281.0%
Average			+383.9%

Ethiopia vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 96.9% more for clothing

	Ethiopia	Turkmenistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$65.71 TMT230.66	+45.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$121.43 TMT426.21	+61.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	+218.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$185.71 TMT651.86	+61.4%
Average			+96.9%

Ethiopia vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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