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United Kingdom vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

United Kingdom is 6.1 times more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.7% more in United Kingdom
Groceries: pay 42.7% less in United Kingdom
Transportation: pay 4.8 times more in United Kingdom
Housing: pay 12.6% less in United Kingdom
Childcare: pay 33.9 times more in United Kingdom
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% less in United Kingdom
Clothing: pay 36.6% less in United Kingdom

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

United Kingdom vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Turkmenistan, you would:

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pay 9.7% more for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	United Kingdom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.34	$20.41 £15.41	-40.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.64	$9.94 £7.51	-26.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.13	$2.32 £1.75	+0.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.81	$1.65 £1.24	+105.8%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 42.7% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	United Kingdom
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.89	$1.59 £1.20	-5.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.20	$4.71 £3.55	-76.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.90	$6.20 £4.68	-65.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.66	$3.87 £2.92	-37.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.57	$3.87 £2.92	-54.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.64	$1.32 £1.00	-46.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.06	$0.73 £0.55	-81.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.17	$1.28 £0.97	-63.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.63	$1.49 £1.13	-6.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$0.72 £0.54	-20.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.84	$0.71 £0.54	-12.5%
Average			-42.7%

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pay 4.8 times more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	United Kingdom
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$7.22 £5.45	+345.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.09	$99.05 £74.80	+1055.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154,189.29	$36,224.29 £27,355.86	-17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$22.08 £16.67	+127.3%
Average			+377.6%

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pay 12.6% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	United Kingdom
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$41.90 £31.64	-59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	$1,285.79 £971.00	+13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	$1,062.09 £802.07	+41.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$233.57 £176.39	-46.5%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 33.9 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	United Kingdom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$1,530.71 £1,155.97	+6596.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	$19,375.12 £14,631.70	-24.7%
Average			+3286.1%

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pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	United Kingdom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.05	$6.35 £4.79	+23.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.75	$4.54 £3.43	-35.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$19.18 £14.48	-25.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$49.26 £37.20	-74.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.14	$13.88 £10.48	-2.8%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 36.6% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	United Kingdom
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.66	$86.00 £64.94	+30.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT426.21	$44.20 £33.38	-63.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	$95.21 £71.90	-68.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT651.86	$101.36 £76.54	-45.4%
Average			-36.6%

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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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