Cost of living comparison

Turkmenistan

compared to

Canada

Canada vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 12.1% cheaper than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.2% less in Canada
Groceries: pay 36.4% less in Canada
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Canada
Housing: pay 23.5% less in Canada
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Canada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.1% less in Canada
Clothing: pay 55.0% less in Canada

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

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Canada vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.2% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.43 TMT110.31	$17.02 CA$24.10	-45.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 TMT45.13	$10.30 CA$14.58	-19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 TMT5.52	$2.01 CA$2.84	+27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 TMT3.01	$1.64 CA$2.32	+91.0%
Average			-23.2%

Turkmenistan vs. Canada - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.4% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Canada
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 TMT7.15	$2.51 CA$3.56	+23.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.82 TMT66.06	$5.21 CA$7.37	-72.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.09 TMT59.98	$8.08 CA$11.44	-52.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.00 TMT21.06	$3.50 CA$4.95	-41.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07 TMT31.84	$5.39 CA$7.62	-40.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TMT8.07	$1.80 CA$2.54	-21.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.84 TMT13.49	$0.63 CA$0.90	-83.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.40 TMT11.94	$1.65 CA$2.34	-51.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 TMT5.87	$1.77 CA$2.50	+5.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 TMT3.64	$1.15 CA$1.63	+10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TMT2.27	$1.08 CA$1.53	+67.3%
Average			-36.4%

Turkmenistan vs. Canada - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$4.47 CA$6.33	+175.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 TMT35.10	$65.05 CA$92.09	+550.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154K	$27,172.47 CA$38,469.42	-38.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$15.38 CA$21.77	+58.3%
Average			+106.4%

Turkmenistan vs. Canada - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.5% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Canada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$57.08 CA$80.80	-44.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	$1,206.12 CA$1,707.57	-14.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	$1,084.12 CA$1,534.84	+8.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$109.92 CA$155.62	-74.8%
Average			-23.5%

Turkmenistan vs. Canada - Cost of housing

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$708.00 CA$1,002.35	+2997.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	$14,065.57 CA$19,913.32	-43.3%
Average			+319.1%

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pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.71 TMT20.06	$5.10 CA$7.22	-10.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.79 TMT23.82	$3.67 CA$5.19	-45.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$13.41 CA$18.98	-47.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$42.22 CA$59.77	-78.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 TMT30.09	$11.12 CA$15.74	+29.7%
Average			-41.1%

Turkmenistan vs. Canada - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 55.0% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Canada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.71 TMT195.56	$53.28 CA$75.43	-4.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$114.29 TMT401.14	$40.15 CA$56.84	-64.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	$86.30 CA$122.18	-76.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$192.86 TMT676.93	$99.70 CA$141.15	-48.3%
Average			-55.0%

Turkmenistan vs. Canada - Cost of clothing

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