Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Turkmenistan is 4.0 times more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Turkmenistan
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Turkmenistan
Transportation: pay 32.9% less in Turkmenistan
Housing: pay 14.9 times more in Turkmenistan
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Turkmenistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8 times more in Turkmenistan
Clothing: pay 82.8% more in Turkmenistan

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Turkmenistan are more expensive than in Lesotho. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Turkmenistan.

Planning a move to Turkmenistan? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Turkmenistan vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Lesotho	Turkmenistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$31.43 TMT110.31	+248.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$12.86 TMT45.13	+52.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$1.57 TMT5.52	+47.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$0.86 TMT3.01	+1.9%
Average			+111.9%

Lesotho vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Lesotho	Turkmenistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$2.04 TMT7.15	+146.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$18.82 TMT66.06	+469.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$17.09 TMT59.98	+290.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$6.00 TMT21.06	+290.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$9.07 TMT31.84	+224.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$2.30 TMT8.07	+170.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$3.84 TMT13.49	+278.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$3.40 TMT11.94	+177.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$1.67 TMT5.87	+53.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$1.04 TMT3.64	+46.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.65 TMT2.27	-11.1%
Average			+161.6%

Lesotho vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 32.9% less for transportation

	Lesotho	Turkmenistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$1.62 TMT5.69	-67.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$10.00 TMT35.10	-66.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$43,928.57 TMT154K	+108.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$9.71 TMT34.10	+61.7%
Average			-32.9%

Lesotho vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 14.9 times more for housing

	Lesotho	Turkmenistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$102.86 TMT361.03	+168.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	+1418.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	+1699.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$436.97 TMT1,533.78
Average			+1385.3%

Lesotho vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	Turkmenistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$22.86 TMT80.23	-56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	+1999.2%
Average			+203.6%

Lesotho vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Turkmenistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$5.71 TMT20.06	+217.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$6.79 TMT23.82	+238.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$25.71 TMT90.26	+403.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$195.24 TMT685.29	+747.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.57 TMT30.09
Average			+376.3%

Lesotho vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 82.8% more for clothing

	Lesotho	Turkmenistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$55.71 TMT195.56	+20.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$114.29 TMT401.14	+105.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	+249.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$192.86 TMT676.93	+28.4%
Average			+82.8%

Lesotho vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

Compare further: Lesotho vs. Turkmenistan

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Turkmenistan?

Quality of Life Comparison · 21 statistics

Make 6.0 times more money in Turkmenistan

Size Comparison · See true size

Lesotho is about 16 times smaller than Turkmenistan.

Moving from Lesotho to Turkmenistan · Cost, visas & climate

Compare cost of living, salary and climate.

More cost comparisons

Lesotho vs.

South Africa

Lesotho vs.

Mozambique

Lesotho vs.

United Kingdom

Lesotho vs.

Botswana

Lesotho vs.

Swaziland

Lesotho vs.

Australia

Lesotho vs.

Netherlands

Lesotho vs.

Tanzania

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Maseru vs. Ashgabat

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Lesotho

Add prices for Turkmenistan

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Turkmenistan or Lesotho. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.