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Venezuela vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Venezuela is 18.7% cheaper than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.3% less in Venezuela
Groceries: pay 41.9% less in Venezuela
Transportation: pay 84.3% more in Venezuela
Housing: pay 81.5% less in Venezuela
Childcare: pay 73.8% more in Venezuela
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.4% less in Venezuela
Clothing: pay 59.1% less in Venezuela

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

Venezuela vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.3% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Venezuela
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.34	$8.27 VEF82.48	-75.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.64	$9.58 VEF95.53	-29.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.13	$1.21 VEF12.05	-47.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.81	$1.02 VEF10.20	+27.8%
Average			-31.3%

Turkmenistan vs. Venezuela - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.9% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Venezuela
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.89	$1.95 VEF19.46	+16.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.20	$2.93 VEF29.24	-85.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.90	$7.15 VEF71.33	-60.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.66	$2.52 VEF25.18	-59.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.57	$3.00 VEF29.96	-64.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.64	$2.45 VEF24.44	-0.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.06	$0.63 VEF6.32	-84.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.17	$0.69 VEF6.92	-80.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.63	$0.90 VEF9.00	-43.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$0.86 VEF8.61	-4.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.84	$0.85 VEF8.51	+5.4%
Average			-41.9%

Turkmenistan vs. Venezuela - Cost of groceries

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pay 84.3% more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Venezuela
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$1.89 VEF18.88	+16.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.09	$28.25 VEF281.77	+229.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154,189.29	$26,687.50 VEF266,194.50	-39.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$22.35 VEF222.88	+130.0%
Average			+84.3%

Turkmenistan vs. Venezuela - Cost of transportation

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pay 81.5% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Venezuela
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$36.50 VEF364.02	-64.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	$195.38 VEF1,948.84	-82.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	$132.78 VEF1,324.39	-82.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$14.35 VEF143.11	-96.7%
Average			-81.5%

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pay 73.8% more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Venezuela
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$75.56 VEF753.63	+230.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	$4,352.50 VEF43,414.02	-83.1%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 75.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Venezuela
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.05	$1.40 VEF13.97	-72.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.75	$2.20 VEF21.96	-68.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$3.51 VEF34.99	-86.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$33.36 VEF332.70	-82.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.14	$4.83 VEF48.21	-66.2%
Average			-75.4%

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pay 59.1% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Venezuela
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.66	$43.83 VEF437.18	-33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT426.21	$37.95 VEF378.50	-68.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	$73.01 VEF728.25	-75.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT651.86	$76.30 VEF761.08	-58.9%
Average			-59.1%

Turkmenistan vs. Venezuela - 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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