Cost of living comparison
compared to
Turkmenistan vs. Samoa Cost of Living Summary
Turkmenistan is 3.3 times more expensive than Samoa overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.0% less in Turkmenistan
- Groceries
-
pay 2.5 times more in Turkmenistan
- Transportation
-
pay 66.3% less in Turkmenistan
- Housing
-
pay 17.2 times more in Turkmenistan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.3 times more in Turkmenistan
The cost of housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Turkmenistan are more expensive than in Samoa. Expenses including transportation and restaurants are lower in Turkmenistan. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan vs. Samoa Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 25.0% less for restaurants
|
Samoa
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$47.26
WST130.00
|
$31.43
TMT110.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.54
WST40.00
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
WST5.00
|
$1.57
TMT5.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
WST3.75
|
$0.86
TMT3.00
|
|
Samoa vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Samoa
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
WST2.25
|
$2.04
TMT7.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.45
WST1.25
|
$18.82
TMT65.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
WST18.93
|
$17.09
TMT59.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.27
WST11.76
|
$6.00
TMT21.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.65
WST4.54
|
$9.07
TMT31.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
WST6.35
|
$2.30
TMT8.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
WST2.27
|
$3.84
TMT13.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
WST2.27
|
$3.40
TMT11.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
WST5.44
|
$1.67
TMT5.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
WST4.54
|
$1.04
TMT3.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
WST1.36
|
$0.65
TMT2.27
|
|
Samoa vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of groceries
pay 66.3% less for transportation
|
Samoa
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
WST11.36
|
$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) |
$49.07
WST135.00
|
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
|
Samoa vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of transportation
pay 17.2 times more for housing
|
Samoa
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.35
WST100.00
|
$102.86
TMT360.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,414.29
TMT4,950.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,000.00
TMT3,500.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.90
WST38.24
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
|
Samoa vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Samoa
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$24,807.14
TMT86,825.00
|
Samoa vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of childcare
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Samoa
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
WST9.50
|
$5.71
TMT20.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
WST8.00
|
$6.79
TMT23.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
WST17.00
|
$25.71
TMT90.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$195.24
TMT683.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.57
TMT30.00
|
|
Samoa vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Samoa
|
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
|
Samoa 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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