Cost of living comparison

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Turkmenistan vs. Greenland Cost of Living Summary

Turkmenistan is 10.8% cheaper than Greenland overall.

Restaurants
pay 14.4% less in Turkmenistan
Groceries
pay 11.6% less in Turkmenistan
Transportation
pay 60.6% less in Turkmenistan
Housing
pay 25.3% more in Turkmenistan
Childcare
pay 65.5% less in Turkmenistan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.9% more in Turkmenistan
Clothing
pay 58.6% more in Turkmenistan

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

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Turkmenistan vs. Greenland Cost Breakdown

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

pay 14.4% less for restaurants

 
Greenland
Turkmenistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $24.12
DKK160.42
$31.43
TMT110.31
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $15.83
DKK105.30
$12.86
TMT45.13
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.18
DKK21.15
$1.57
TMT5.52
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pay 11.6% less for groceries

 
Greenland
Turkmenistan
Bread
1 loaf
 $4.72
DKK31.39
$2.04
TMT7.15
Local cheese (8 oz) $17.23
DKK114.59
$18.82
TMT66.06
Milk (1 gallon) $11.15
DKK74.18
$17.09
TMT59.98
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pay 60.6% less for transportation

 
Greenland
Turkmenistan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.45
DKK22.94
$1.62
TMT5.69
Monthly public transit pass $86.14
DKK572.93
$10.00
TMT35.10
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,949.79
DKK259K
$43,928.57
TMT154K
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pay 25.3% more for housing

 
Greenland
Turkmenistan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $157.22
DKK1,045.72
$102.86
TMT361.03
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,018.67
DKK6,775.41
$1,414.29
TMT4,964.14
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,013.69
DKK6,742.28
$1,000.00
TMT3,510.00
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pay 65.5% less for childcare

 
Greenland
Turkmenistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $576.76
DKK3,836.12
$22.86
TMT80.23
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,246.87
DKK54,851.57
$24,807.14
TMT87,073.07
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pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Greenland
Turkmenistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $11.42
DKK75.98
$5.71
TMT20.06
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.92
DKK39.36
$6.79
TMT23.82
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $9.91
DKK65.92
$25.71
TMT90.26
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pay 58.6% more for clothing

 
Greenland
Turkmenistan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $55.71
TMT195.56
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $52.43
DKK348.74
$114.29
TMT401.14
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $170.78
DKK1,135.89
$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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