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Turkmenistan vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Turkmenistan is 13.9% more expensive than Washington.

Restaurants: pay 12.2% less in Turkmenistan
Groceries: pay 64.7% more in Turkmenistan
Transportation: pay 40.5% less in Turkmenistan
Housing: pay 31.5% more in Turkmenistan
Childcare: pay 67.5% less in Turkmenistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.3% more in Turkmenistan
Clothing: pay 91.1% more in Turkmenistan

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

Turkmenistan vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.2% less for restaurants

	Washington	Turkmenistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$34.29 TMT120.00	+37.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$13.57 TMT47.50	+13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20	$2.32 TMT8.11	-27.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.79	$0.80 TMT2.80	-71.3%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 64.7% more for groceries

	Washington	Turkmenistan
Bread 1 loaf	$4.43	$1.68 TMT5.88	-62.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.04	$20.00 TMT70.00	+148.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19	$18.21 TMT63.72	+334.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55	$6.17 TMT21.60	+35.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.74	$8.42 TMT29.48	+8.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.95	$2.46 TMT8.62	-16.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92	$4.00 TMT14.02	+334.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.20	$3.47 TMT12.13	+57.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$1.60 TMT5.61	-46.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35	$0.91 TMT3.18	-32.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.64	$0.81 TMT2.83	-50.5%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 40.5% less for transportation

	Washington	Turkmenistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53	$1.62 TMT5.68	-54.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50	$8.57 TMT30.00	-88.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	$43,928.57 TMT153,750.00	+23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$9.71 TMT34.00	-41.9%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 31.5% more for housing

	Washington	Turkmenistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.41	$102.86 TMT360.00	+48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,568.48	$1,128.57 TMT3,950.00	-56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,088.16	$750.00 TMT2,625.00	-64.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.54	$436.97 TMT1,529.41	+198.2%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 67.5% less for childcare

	Washington	Turkmenistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,650.00	$22.86 TMT80.00	-99.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,166.67	$25,714.29 TMT90,000.00	-36.0%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Washington	Turkmenistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$5.14 TMT18.00	-35.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.07	$7.05 TMT24.68	+16.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$25.71 TMT90.00	+97.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$103.76	$195.24 TMT683.33	+88.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75	$14.29 TMT50.00	-14.7%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 91.1% more for clothing

	Washington	Turkmenistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.00	$65.71 TMT230.00	-13.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.40	$121.43 TMT425.00	+150.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.31	$300.00 TMT1,050.00	+187.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.22	$185.71 TMT650.00	+39.4%
Average			+91.1%

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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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