Cost of living comparison

Guernsey

compared to

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan vs. Guernsey Cost of Living Summary

Turkmenistan is 16.5% cheaper than Guernsey overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% more in Turkmenistan
Groceries: pay 31.1% more in Turkmenistan
Transportation: pay 60.0% less in Turkmenistan
Housing: pay 20.2% less in Turkmenistan
Childcare: pay 88.3% less in Turkmenistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.9% more in Turkmenistan
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Turkmenistan

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

Turkmenistan vs. Guernsey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.9% more for restaurants

	Guernsey	Turkmenistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.48 £13.11	$31.43 TMT110.31	+79.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 £7.17	$12.86 TMT45.13	+34.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 £1.82	$1.57 TMT5.52	-35.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 £1.40	$0.86 TMT3.01	-54.2%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 31.1% more for groceries

	Guernsey	Turkmenistan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 £1.61	$2.04 TMT7.15	-4.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.53 £5.65	$18.82 TMT66.06	+150.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.70 £5.78	$17.09 TMT59.98	+122.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.90 £4.42	$6.00 TMT21.06	+1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.59 £4.20	$9.07 TMT31.84	+62.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 £1.61	$2.30 TMT8.07	+7.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 £0.79	$3.84 TMT13.49	+266.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 £2.22	$3.40 TMT11.94	+14.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 £1.19	$1.67 TMT5.87	+5.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.97	$1.04 TMT3.64	-20.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$0.65 TMT2.27	-41.0%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 60.0% less for transportation

	Guernsey	Turkmenistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.19 £6.15	$1.62 TMT5.69	-80.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.02 £26.27	$10.00 TMT35.10	-71.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	$43,928.57 TMT154K	+23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.80 £19.36	$9.71 TMT34.10	-62.3%
Average			-60.0%

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pay 20.2% less for housing

	Guernsey	Turkmenistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 £41.89	$102.86 TMT361.03	+84.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,172.11 £1,629.74	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	-34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,122.56 £1,592.56	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	-52.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.58 £77.71	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	+321.9%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 88.3% less for childcare

	Guernsey	Turkmenistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	$22.86 TMT80.23	-98.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	+25.2%
Average			-88.3%

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pay 22.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Guernsey	Turkmenistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.94 £5.21	$5.71 TMT20.06	-17.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 £3.62	$6.79 TMT23.82	+40.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.18 £12.89	$25.71 TMT90.26	+49.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.60 £61.22	$195.24 TMT685.29	+139.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.89 £8.92	$8.57 TMT30.09	-27.9%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Guernsey	Turkmenistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.41 £76.84	$55.71 TMT195.56	-45.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.73 £22.31	$114.29 TMT401.14	+284.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.31 £76.01	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	+259.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.20 £66.92	$192.86 TMT676.93	+116.2%
Average			+100.8%

Guernsey vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of clothing

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