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Iran vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Iran is 40.4% cheaper than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.7% less in Iran
Groceries: pay 81.1% less in Iran
Transportation: pay 14.1% more in Iran
Housing: pay 81.5% less in Iran
Childcare: pay 71.1% more in Iran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.1% less in Iran
Clothing: pay 65.8% less in Iran

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

Iran vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.7% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.34	$3.73 IRR5M	-89.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.64	$3.78 IRR5M	-72.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.13	$0.78 IRR1M	-66.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.81	$0.96 IRR1M	+20.5%
Average			-51.7%

Turkmenistan vs. Iran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.1% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Iran
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.89	$0.48 IRR640K	-71.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.20	$2.20 IRR3M	-89.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.90	$2.58 IRR3M	-85.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.66	$1.14 IRR2M	-81.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.57	$1.32 IRR2M	-84.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.64	$0.41 IRR537K	-83.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.06	$0.67 IRR880K	-83.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.17	$0.43 IRR573K	-87.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.63	$0.28 IRR369K	-82.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$0.26 IRR339K	-71.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.84	$0.23 IRR300K	-72.0%
Average			-81.1%

Turkmenistan vs. Iran - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.1% more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$2.59 IRR3M	+59.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.09	$9.98 IRR13M	+16.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154K	$66,617.96 IRR88B	+51.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$2.79 IRR4M	-71.3%
Average			+14.1%

Turkmenistan vs. Iran - Cost of transportation

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pay 81.5% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Iran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$11.37 IRR15M	-88.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	$329.21 IRR435M	-70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	$233.51 IRR308M	-68.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$11.30 IRR15M	-97.4%
Average			-81.5%

Turkmenistan vs. Iran - Cost of housing

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pay 71.1% more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$77.32 IRR102M	+238.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	$991.86 IRR1B	-96.1%
Average			+71.1%

Turkmenistan vs. Iran - Cost of childcare

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pay 88.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.05	$0.80 IRR1M	-84.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.75	$1.11 IRR1M	-84.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$1.97 IRR3M	-92.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$18.85 IRR25M	-90.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.14	$1.53 IRR2M	-89.3%
Average			-88.1%

Turkmenistan vs. Iran - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 65.8% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Iran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.66	$29.89 IRR39M	-54.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT426.21	$28.92 IRR38M	-76.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	$102.93 IRR136M	-65.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT651.86	$61.87 IRR82M	-66.7%
Average			-65.8%

Turkmenistan vs. Iran - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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