Cost of living comparison
compared to
Swaziland vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary
Swaziland is 64.4% cheaper than Turkmenistan overall.
Swaziland vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 57.3% less for restaurants
|
Turkmenistan
|
Swaziland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.43
TMT110.31
|
$10.22
SZL168.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.13
|
$5.91
SZL97.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
TMT5.52
|
$1.10
SZL18.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
TMT3.01
|
$0.59
SZL9.64
|
|
Turkmenistan vs. Swaziland - Cost of restaurants
pay 68.2% less for groceries
|
Turkmenistan
|
Swaziland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
TMT7.15
|
$0.83
SZL13.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$18.82
TMT66.06
|
$5.41
SZL88.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.09
TMT59.98
|
$5.91
SZL97.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.00
TMT21.06
|
$1.80
SZL29.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.07
TMT31.84
|
$2.59
SZL42.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TMT8.07
|
$0.80
SZL13.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.84
TMT13.49
|
$0.29
SZL4.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.40
TMT11.94
|
$0.56
SZL9.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
TMT5.87
|
$0.63
SZL10.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
TMT3.64
|
$0.58
SZL9.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
TMT2.27
|
$0.70
SZL11.44
|
|
Turkmenistan vs. Swaziland - Cost of groceries
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Turkmenistan
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.69
|
$4.91
SZL80.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.10
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,928.57
TMT154K
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.10
|
?? | |
Turkmenistan vs. Swaziland - Cost of transportation
pay 82.6% less for housing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Swaziland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$102.86
TMT361.03
|
$27.04
SZL444.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,414.29
TMT4,964.14
|
$271.15
SZL4,462.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,000.00
TMT3,510.00
|
$176.26
SZL2,900.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,533.78
|
$49.01
SZL806.56
|
|
Turkmenistan vs. Swaziland - Cost of housing
pay 74.6% less for childcare
|
Turkmenistan
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.23
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,807.14
TMT87,073.07
|
$6,309.26
SZL104K
|
|
Turkmenistan vs. Swaziland - Cost of childcare
pay 74.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkmenistan
|
Swaziland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
TMT20.06
|
$2.10
SZL34.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.79
TMT23.82
|
$2.55
SZL42.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$25.71
TMT90.26
|
$2.79
SZL45.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$195.24
TMT685.29
|
$22.53
SZL370.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
TMT30.09
|
$3.61
SZL59.33
|
|
Turkmenistan vs. Swaziland - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 74.2% less for clothing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Swaziland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.71
TMT195.56
|
$34.55
SZL568.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$114.29
TMT401.14
|
$15.02
SZL247.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$364.29
TMT1,278.64
|
$70.10
SZL1,153.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$192.86
TMT676.93
|
$54.08
SZL889.93
|
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Turkmenistan vs. Swaziland - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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