Cost of living comparison

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Turkmenistan vs. Gabon Cost of Living Summary

Turkmenistan is 49.7% more expensive than Gabon overall.

Restaurants
pay 16.6% more in Turkmenistan
Groceries
pay 43.9% more in Turkmenistan
Transportation
pay 42.3% less in Turkmenistan
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Turkmenistan
Childcare
pay 22.6% less in Turkmenistan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.8 times more in Turkmenistan
Clothing
pay 2.2 times more in Turkmenistan

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

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Turkmenistan vs. Gabon Cost Breakdown

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

pay 16.6% more for restaurants

 
Gabon
Turkmenistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.07
FCFA9,966
$31.43
TMT110.31
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $15.36
FCFA8,969
$12.86
TMT45.13
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.71
FCFA997
$1.57
TMT5.52
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pay 43.9% more for groceries

 
Gabon
Turkmenistan
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.19
FCFA696
$2.04
TMT7.15
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.12
FCFA2,990
$18.82
TMT66.06
Milk (1 gallon) $12.92
FCFA7,545
$17.09
TMT59.98
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pay 42.3% less for transportation

 
Gabon
Turkmenistan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.01
FCFA2,344
$1.62
TMT5.69
Monthly public transit pass $46.94
FCFA27,407
$10.00
TMT35.10
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,019.42
FCFA17M
$43,928.57
TMT154K
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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Gabon
Turkmenistan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $64.01
FCFA37,373
$102.86
TMT361.03
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,024.21
FCFA598K
$1,414.29
TMT4,964.14
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $426.76
FCFA249K
$1,000.00
TMT3,510.00
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pay 22.6% less for childcare

 
Gabon
Turkmenistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $170.70
FCFA99,660
$22.86
TMT80.23
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,547.83
FCFA3M
$24,807.14
TMT87,073.07
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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Gabon
Turkmenistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.02
FCFA598
$5.71
TMT20.06
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.97
FCFA3,488
$6.79
TMT23.82
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.56
FCFA1,495
$25.71
TMT90.26
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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

 
Gabon
Turkmenistan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $85.35
FCFA49,830
$55.71
TMT195.56
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $42.68
FCFA24,915
$114.29
TMT401.14
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $51.21
FCFA29,898
$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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