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Turkmenistan vs. Japan Cost of Living Summary

Turkmenistan is 76.6% more expensive than Japan overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.9 times more in Turkmenistan
Groceries
pay 77.4% more in Turkmenistan
Transportation
pay 48.2% less in Turkmenistan
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in Turkmenistan
Childcare
pay 65.3% less in Turkmenistan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Turkmenistan
Clothing
pay 2.8 times more in Turkmenistan

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

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Turkmenistan vs. Japan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

 
Japan
Turkmenistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.75
¥1,066
$31.43
TMT110.31
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.10
¥805
$12.86
TMT45.13
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.13
¥179
$1.57
TMT5.52
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pay 77.4% more for groceries

 
Japan
Turkmenistan
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.53
¥241
$2.04
TMT7.15
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.55
¥877
$18.82
TMT66.06
Milk (1 gallon) $5.56
¥879
$17.09
TMT59.98
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pay 48.2% less for transportation

 
Japan
Turkmenistan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.11
¥649
$1.62
TMT5.69
Monthly public transit pass $63.20
¥9,986
$10.00
TMT35.10
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,047.50
¥3M
$43,928.57
TMT154K
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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Japan
Turkmenistan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $33.54
¥5,300
$102.86
TMT361.03
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $546.58
¥86,367
$1,414.29
TMT4,964.14
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $360.78
¥57,008
$1,000.00
TMT3,510.00
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pay 65.3% less for childcare

 
Japan
Turkmenistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $417.01
¥65,893
$22.86
TMT80.23
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,300.14
¥2M
$24,807.14
TMT87,073.07
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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Japan
Turkmenistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.57
¥406
$5.71
TMT20.06
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.06
¥483
$6.79
TMT23.82
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.83
¥605
$25.71
TMT90.26
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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

 
Japan
Turkmenistan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $46.32
¥7,320
$55.71
TMT195.56
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $31.33
¥4,950
$114.29
TMT401.14
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $59.45
¥9,394
$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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