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Switzerland vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Switzerland is 43.3% more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants
pay 48.8% more in Switzerland
Groceries
pay 19.5% less in Switzerland
Transportation
pay 3.7 times more in Switzerland
Housing
pay 13.9% more in Switzerland
Childcare
pay 12.5 times more in Switzerland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.3% more in Switzerland
Clothing
pay 12.0% less in Switzerland

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

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Switzerland vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 48.8% more for restaurants

 
Turkmenistan
Switzerland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $31.43
TMT110.16
$30.33
CHF24.99
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $12.86
TMT45.06
$18.14
CHF14.94
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.57
TMT5.51
$5.29
CHF4.35
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pay 19.5% less for groceries

 
Turkmenistan
Switzerland
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.04
TMT7.14
$3.50
CHF2.89
Local cheese (8 oz) $18.82
TMT65.97
$12.96
CHF10.68
Milk (1 gallon) $17.09
TMT59.89
$8.10
CHF6.68
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pay 3.7 times more for transportation

 
Turkmenistan
Switzerland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.62
TMT5.69
$8.57
CHF7.06
Monthly public transit pass $10.00
TMT35.05
$118.70
CHF97.79
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $43,928.57
TMT154K
$40,149.55
CHF33,076.84
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pay 13.9% more for housing

 
Turkmenistan
Switzerland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $102.86
TMT360.51
$58.17
CHF47.92
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,414.29
TMT4,957.07
$1,813.65
CHF1,494.16
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,000.00
TMT3,505.00
$1,535.97
CHF1,265.39
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pay 12.5 times more for childcare

 
Turkmenistan
Switzerland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $22.86
TMT80.11
$2,648.71
CHF2,182.11
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $24,807.14
TMT86,949.04
$33,203.62
CHF27,354.51
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pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Turkmenistan
Switzerland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.71
TMT20.03
$8.68
CHF7.15
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.79
TMT23.78
$5.95
CHF4.90
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $25.71
TMT90.13
$10.85
CHF8.94
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pay 12.0% less for clothing

 
Turkmenistan
Switzerland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $55.71
TMT195.28
$135.00
CHF111.22
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $114.29
TMT400.57
$65.94
CHF54.32
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $364.29
TMT1,276.82
$152.86
CHF125.93
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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