Cost of living comparison

Turkmenistan

compared to

Argentina

Argentina vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 44.1% cheaper than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.5% less in Argentina
Groceries: pay 59.1% less in Argentina
Transportation: pay 58.9% more in Argentina
Housing: pay 66.0% less in Argentina
Childcare: pay 70.6% more in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.0% less in Argentina
Clothing: pay 30.6% less in Argentina

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

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Argentina vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.5% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.43 TMT110.31	$14.88 ARS22,583.44	-52.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 TMT45.13	$12.57 ARS19,078.98	-2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 TMT5.52	$2.00 ARS3,029.85	+27.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 TMT3.01	$1.66 ARS2,520.14	+93.7%
Average			-22.5%

Turkmenistan vs. Argentina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.1% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 TMT7.15	$2.14 ARS3,247.75	+5.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.82 TMT66.06	$5.25 ARS7,961.05	-72.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.09 TMT59.98	$4.93 ARS7,484.57	-71.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.00 TMT21.06	$2.57 ARS3,893.96	-57.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07 TMT31.84	$3.38 ARS5,126.09	-62.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TMT8.07	$1.07 ARS1,629.37	-53.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.84 TMT13.49	$0.95 ARS1,434.31	-75.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.40 TMT11.94	$0.62 ARS934.98	-81.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 TMT5.87	$1.10 ARS1,673.49	-34.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 TMT3.64	$0.46 ARS700.13	-55.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TMT2.27	$0.43 ARS645.87	-34.3%
Average			-59.1%

Turkmenistan vs. Argentina - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.9% more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$4.55 ARS6,900.45	+180.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 TMT35.10	$27.12 ARS41,168.97	+171.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154K	$26,569.33 ARS40M	-39.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$10.09 ARS15,310.26	+3.8%
Average			+58.9%

Turkmenistan vs. Argentina - Cost of transportation

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pay 66.0% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$25.92 ARS39,335.65	-74.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	$568.71 ARS863K	-59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	$366.42 ARS556K	-63.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$85.62 ARS130K	-80.4%
Average			-66.0%

Turkmenistan vs. Argentina - Cost of housing

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pay 70.6% more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$287.55 ARS436K	+1158.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	$5,737.30 ARS9M	-76.9%
Average			+70.6%

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pay 58.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.71 TMT20.06	$3.92 ARS5,944.74	-31.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.79 TMT23.82	$3.46 ARS5,245.73	-49.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$3.51 ARS5,321.19	-86.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$35.09 ARS53,250.53	-82.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 TMT30.09	$7.61 ARS11,544.83	-11.3%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 30.6% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.71 TMT195.56	$103.07 ARS156K	+85.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$114.29 TMT401.14	$74.35 ARS113K	-34.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	$118.50 ARS180K	-67.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$192.86 TMT676.93	$114.48 ARS174K	-40.6%
Average			-30.6%

Turkmenistan vs. Argentina - Cost of clothing

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