Cost of living comparison
compared to
Turkmenistan vs. Guam Cost of Living Summary
Turkmenistan is 39.3% cheaper than Guam overall.
Turkmenistan vs. Guam Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Guam, you would:
pay 19.3% more for restaurants
|
Guam
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$31.43
TMT110.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$1.57
TMT5.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
|
$0.86
TMT3.00
|
|
Guam vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of restaurants
pay 21.4% less for groceries
|
Guam
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.75
|
$2.04
TMT7.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$18.82
TMT65.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.82
|
$17.09
TMT59.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.16
|
$6.00
TMT21.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$9.07
TMT31.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$2.30
TMT8.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$3.84
TMT13.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$3.40
TMT11.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.49
|
$1.67
TMT5.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.04
TMT3.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.65
TMT2.27
|
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Guam vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of groceries
pay 69.4% less for transportation
|
Guam
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$43,928.57
TMT154K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
|
Guam vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of transportation
pay 28.4% less for housing
|
Guam
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$86.25
|
$102.86
TMT360.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,850.00
|
$1,414.29
TMT4,950.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,000.00
|
$1,000.00
TMT3,500.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$329.35
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
|
Guam vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of housing
pay 95.9% less for childcare
|
Guam
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.00
|
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$24,807.14
TMT86,825.00
|
|
Guam vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of childcare
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guam
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
|
$5.71
TMT20.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$6.79
TMT23.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.25
|
$25.71
TMT90.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$195.24
TMT683.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.57
TMT30.00
|
|
Guam vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Guam
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$55.71
TMT195.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$114.29
TMT400.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$364.29
TMT1,275.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$192.86
TMT675.00
|
Guam vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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