Cost of living comparison

Turkmenistan

compared to

Jersey

Jersey vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Jersey is 29.5% more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.1% more in Jersey
Groceries: pay 23.3% less in Jersey
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Jersey
Housing: pay 19.7% more in Jersey
Childcare: pay 7.5 times more in Jersey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% less in Jersey
Clothing: pay 19.8% less in Jersey

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

Jersey vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.1% more for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Jersey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.43 TMT110.31	$39.64 £29.74	+26.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 TMT45.13	$10.57 £7.93	-17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 TMT5.52	$3.28 £2.46	+108.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 TMT3.01	$2.48 £1.86	+189.1%
Average			+24.1%

Turkmenistan vs. Jersey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.3% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Jersey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 TMT7.15	$2.75 £2.06	+35.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.82 TMT66.06	$3.60 £2.70	-80.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.09 TMT59.98	$8.51 £6.38	-50.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.00 TMT21.06	$6.26 £4.70	+4.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07 TMT31.84	$5.39 £4.05	-40.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TMT8.07	$1.90 £1.43	-17.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.84 TMT13.49	$1.57 £1.18	-59.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.40 TMT11.94	$1.87 £1.40	-45.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 TMT5.87	$2.02 £1.52	+21.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 TMT3.64	$1.45 £1.08	+39.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TMT2.27	$1.40 £1.05	+116.2%
Average			-23.3%

Turkmenistan vs. Jersey - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Jersey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$7.81 £5.86	+381.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 TMT35.10	$68.71 £51.56	+587.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154K	$26,428.74 £19,829.48	-39.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$24.93 £18.70	+156.6%
Average			+164.8%

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pay 19.7% more for housing

	Turkmenistan	Jersey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$72.68 £54.53	-29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	$1,838.45 £1,379.39	+30.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	$1,568.11 £1,176.55	+56.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$243.20 £182.47	-44.3%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 7.5 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Jersey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$2,708.95 £2,032.52	+11751.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	$11,892.93 £8,923.27	-52.1%
Average			+653.8%

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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Jersey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.71 TMT20.06	$7.93 £5.95	+38.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.79 TMT23.82	$4.83 £3.63	-28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$19.82 £14.87	-22.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$75.98 £57.01	-61.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 TMT30.09	$19.82 £14.87	+131.3%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 19.8% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Jersey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.71 TMT195.56	$103.51 £77.67	+85.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$114.29 TMT401.14	$72.68 £54.53	-36.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	$118.93 £89.23	-67.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$192.86 TMT676.93	$207.03 £155.33	+7.3%
Average			-19.8%

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