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Turkmenistan vs. Portugal Cost of Living Summary

Turkmenistan is 39.6% more expensive than Portugal overall.

Restaurants
pay 53.8% more in Turkmenistan
Groceries
pay 2.2 times more in Turkmenistan
Transportation
pay 56.6% less in Turkmenistan
Housing
pay 71.0% more in Turkmenistan
Childcare
pay 66.7% less in Turkmenistan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.5 times more in Turkmenistan
Clothing
pay 2.0 times more in Turkmenistan

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

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Turkmenistan vs. Portugal Cost Breakdown

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

pay 53.8% more for restaurants

 
Portugal
Turkmenistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.01
€11.58
$31.43
TMT110.31
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.54
€8.49
$12.86
TMT45.13
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.90
€1.69
$1.57
TMT5.52
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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Portugal
Turkmenistan
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.56
€1.39
$2.04
TMT7.15
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.65
€5.03
$18.82
TMT66.06
Milk (1 gallon) $4.09
€3.64
$17.09
TMT59.98
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pay 56.6% less for transportation

 
Portugal
Turkmenistan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.95
€7.08
$1.62
TMT5.69
Monthly public transit pass $37.81
€33.65
$10.00
TMT35.10
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,409.36
€29,735.53
$43,928.57
TMT154K
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pay 71.0% more for housing

 
Portugal
Turkmenistan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $39.38
€35.05
$102.86
TMT361.03
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $962.54
€856.70
$1,414.29
TMT4,964.14
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $770.06
€685.38
$1,000.00
TMT3,510.00
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pay 66.7% less for childcare

 
Portugal
Turkmenistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $491.62
€437.56
$22.86
TMT80.23
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,398.72
€9,255.23
$24,807.14
TMT87,073.07
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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Portugal
Turkmenistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.77
€2.46
$5.71
TMT20.06
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.05
€1.83
$6.79
TMT23.82
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.15
€5.47
$25.71
TMT90.26
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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

 
Portugal
Turkmenistan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $80.47
€71.62
$55.71
TMT195.56
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $37.54
€33.41
$114.29
TMT401.14
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $86.61
€77.08
$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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