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South Korea vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 98.2% more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.4% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 2.8% less in South Korea
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in South Korea
Housing: pay 64.8% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 8.6 times more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.0% less in South Korea
Clothing: pay 44.4% less in South Korea

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

South Korea vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Turkmenistan, you would:

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pay 43.4% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.34	$6.72 ₩9,907	-80.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.64	$5.50 ₩8,102	-59.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.13	$1.47 ₩2,161	-36.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.81	$0.82 ₩1,216	+3.1%
Average			-43.4%

Turkmenistan vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.89	$2.87 ₩4,235	+71.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.20	$5.63 ₩8,290	-71.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.90	$7.67 ₩11,311	-57.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.66	$2.84 ₩4,180	-54.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.57	$3.34 ₩4,917	-60.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.64	$3.24 ₩4,768	+31.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.06	$1.39 ₩2,045	-65.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.17	$2.80 ₩4,121	-19.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.63	$2.40 ₩3,543	+49.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$1.78 ₩2,627	+96.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.84	$1.20 ₩1,775	+48.7%
Average			-2.8%

Turkmenistan vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$4.40 ₩6,485	+171.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.09	$47.17 ₩69,524	+450.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154,189.29	$26,440.41 ₩38,967,875	-39.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$8.33 ₩12,280	-14.2%
Average			+141.9%

Turkmenistan vs. South Korea - Cost of transportation

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pay 64.8% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$21.68 ₩31,958	-78.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	$473.91 ₩698,442	-58.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	$357.19 ₩526,420	-52.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$132.53 ₩195,326	-69.7%
Average			-64.8%

Turkmenistan vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 8.6 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$378.52 ₩557,869	+1556.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	$15,055.40 ₩22,188,655	-41.5%
Average			+757.2%

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pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.05	$3.12 ₩4,595	-39.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.75	$3.57 ₩5,258	-49.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$3.18 ₩4,693	-87.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$49.86 ₩73,483	-74.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.14	$10.12 ₩14,912	-29.2%
Average			-56.0%

Turkmenistan vs. South Korea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 44.4% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.66	$66.46 ₩97,948	+1.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT426.21	$50.68 ₩74,697	-58.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	$72.74 ₩107,204	-75.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT651.86	$103.23 ₩152,146	-44.4%
Average			-44.4%

Turkmenistan vs. South Korea - 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: December 2025

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