Cost of living comparison

Turkmenistan

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 43.4% cheaper than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.4% less in Japan
Groceries: pay 43.6% less in Japan
Transportation: pay 93.2% more in Japan
Housing: pay 64.9% less in Japan
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.0% less in Japan
Clothing: pay 64.6% less in Japan

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

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Japan vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.4% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.43 TMT110.31	$6.75 ¥1,066	-78.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 TMT45.13	$5.10 ¥805	-60.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 TMT5.52	$1.13 ¥179	-27.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 TMT3.01	$0.76 ¥120	-11.6%
Average			-65.4%

Turkmenistan vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.6% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 TMT7.15	$1.53 ¥241	-25.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.82 TMT66.06	$5.55 ¥877	-70.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.09 TMT59.98	$5.56 ¥879	-67.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.00 TMT21.06	$2.01 ¥318	-66.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07 TMT31.84	$2.85 ¥450	-68.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TMT8.07	$2.16 ¥342	-5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.84 TMT13.49	$1.08 ¥171	-71.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.40 TMT11.94	$1.54 ¥243	-54.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 TMT5.87	$1.92 ¥303	+14.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 TMT3.64	$1.10 ¥174	+6.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TMT2.27	$1.08 ¥170	+66.0%
Average			-43.6%

Turkmenistan vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.2% more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$4.11 ¥649	+153.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 TMT35.10	$63.20 ¥9,986	+532.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154K	$21,047.50 ¥3M	-52.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$24.65 ¥3,895	+153.7%
Average			+93.2%

Turkmenistan vs. Japan - Cost of transportation

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pay 64.9% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$33.54 ¥5,300	-67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	$546.58 ¥86,367	-61.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	$360.78 ¥57,008	-63.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$113.26 ¥17,897	-74.1%
Average			-64.9%

Turkmenistan vs. Japan - Cost of housing

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$417.01 ¥65,893	+1724.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	$11,300.14 ¥2M	-54.4%
Average			+188.3%

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pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.71 TMT20.06	$2.57 ¥406	-55.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.79 TMT23.82	$3.06 ¥483	-55.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$3.83 ¥605	-85.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$53.31 ¥8,424	-72.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 TMT30.09	$11.73 ¥1,853	+36.8%
Average			-53.0%

Turkmenistan vs. Japan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 64.6% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.71 TMT195.56	$46.32 ¥7,320	-16.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$114.29 TMT401.14	$31.33 ¥4,950	-72.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	$59.45 ¥9,394	-83.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$192.86 TMT676.93	$81.04 ¥12,805	-58.0%
Average			-64.6%

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