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United States vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

United States is 5.5 times more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.9% more in United States
Groceries: pay 6.3% less in United States
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in United States
Housing: pay 9.5% more in United States
Childcare: pay 30.8 times more in United States
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.6% less in United States
Clothing: pay 49.6% less in United States

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

United States vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.9% more for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.34	$19.45	-43.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.64	$11.12	-18.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.13	$2.56	+10.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.81	$2.00	+150.5%
Average			+24.9%

Turkmenistan vs. United States - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.3% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	United States
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.89	$3.56	+111.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.20	$6.50	-67.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.90	$3.97	-78.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.66	$4.27	-30.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.57	$5.41	-35.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.64	$2.37	-3.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.06	$0.78	-80.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.17	$2.04	-41.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.63	$2.21	+37.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$1.34	+48.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.84	$1.38	+70.9%
Average			-6.3%

Turkmenistan vs. United States - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	United States
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$3.41	+110.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.09	$65.85	+668.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154,189.29	$32,336.38	-26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$17.61	+81.3%
Average			+208.4%

Turkmenistan vs. United States - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.5% more for housing

	Turkmenistan	United States
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$68.97	-32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	$1,664.59	+47.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	$1,416.15	+88.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$150.19	-65.6%
Average			+9.5%

Turkmenistan vs. United States - Cost of housing

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pay 30.8 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$1,387.27	+5969.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	$23,196.46	-9.8%
Average			+2979.8%

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pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.05	$5.84	+13.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.75	$5.15	-26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$9.90	-61.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$51.45	-73.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.14	$13.64	-4.6%
Average			-30.6%

Turkmenistan vs. United States - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 49.6% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	United States
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.66	$51.08	-22.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT426.21	$41.81	-65.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	$87.56	-70.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT651.86	$112.04	-39.7%
Average			-49.6%

Turkmenistan vs. United States - Cost of clothing

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