Cost of living comparison

Turkmenistan

compared to

Alaska, USA

Alaska vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Alaska is 15.5% more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.3% more in Alaska
Groceries: pay 15.4% less in Alaska
Transportation: pay 91.4% more in Alaska
Housing: pay 11.3% more in Alaska
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Alaska
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% less in Alaska
Clothing: pay 48.2% less in Alaska

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

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Alaska vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.3% more for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Alaska
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.43 TMT110.31	$29.25	-6.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 TMT45.13	$14.16	+10.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 TMT5.52	$2.92	+85.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 TMT3.01	$2.24	+161.4%
Average			+17.3%

Turkmenistan vs. Alaska - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.4% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Alaska
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 TMT7.15	$4.90	+140.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.82 TMT66.06	$8.48	-54.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.09 TMT59.98	$4.83	-71.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.00 TMT21.06	$4.61	-23.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07 TMT31.84	$5.88	-35.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TMT8.07	$3.21	+39.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.84 TMT13.49	$1.07	-72.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.40 TMT11.94	$2.08	-38.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 TMT5.87	$2.34	+39.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 TMT3.64	$1.45	+39.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TMT2.27	$1.46	+125.3%
Average			-15.4%

Turkmenistan vs. Alaska - Cost of groceries

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pay 91.4% more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Alaska
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$4.45	+174.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 TMT35.10	$42.50	+325.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154K	$28,620.00	-34.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$18.16	+87.0%
Average			+91.4%

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pay 11.3% more for housing

	Turkmenistan	Alaska
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$132.76	+29.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	$1,570.72	+11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	$1,400.57	+40.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$251.98	-42.3%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Alaska
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$1,408.43	+6061.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	$10,350.00	-58.3%
Average			+407.0%

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pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Alaska
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.71 TMT20.06	$6.81	+19.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.79 TMT23.82	$5.85	-13.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$13.51	-47.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$106.40	-45.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 TMT30.09	$12.88	+50.2%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 48.2% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Alaska
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.71 TMT195.56	$58.47	+4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$114.29 TMT401.14	$44.50	-61.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	$101.25	-72.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$192.86 TMT676.93	$122.33	-36.6%
Average			-48.2%

Turkmenistan vs. Alaska - Cost of clothing

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