Cost of living comparison

 Central African Republic
compared to
 Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Turkmenistan is 68.4% more expensive than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants
pay 87.5% more in Turkmenistan
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Turkmenistan
Transportation
pay 83.1% less in Turkmenistan
Housing
pay 56.1% less in Turkmenistan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.9 times more in Turkmenistan

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Turkmenistan are more expensive than in Central African Republic. Expenses including transportation and housing are lower in Turkmenistan. Notably, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Turkmenistan.

Turkmenistan vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Central African Republic, you would:

pay 87.5% more for restaurants

 
Central African Republic
Turkmenistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.17
FCFA4,701
$34.54
TMT120.90
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.25
FCFA7,051
$12.82
TMT44.87
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
FCFA1,175
$3.24
TMT11.34

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Central African Republic
Turkmenistan
Bread
1 loaf
$2.86
FCFA1,645
$2.39
TMT8.35
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.06
FCFA1,763
$17.90
TMT62.65
Milk (1 gallon) $17.01
FCFA9,786
$16.12
TMT56.43

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pay 83.1% less for transportation

 
Central African Republic
Turkmenistan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.28
FCFA5,338
$1.56
TMT5.47
Monthly public transit pass ?? $8.55
TMT29.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $43,803.42
TMT153,311.97

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pay 56.1% less for housing

 
Central African Republic
Turkmenistan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $94.97
TMT332.38
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,984.60
FCFA1,141,891
$1,125.36
TMT3,938.75
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,402.03
FCFA1,382,071
$747.86
TMT2,617.52

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Central African Republic
Turkmenistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $22.79
TMT79.77
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? ??

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Central African Republic
Turkmenistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.86
FCFA1,645
$5.06
TMT17.70
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.45
FCFA1,410
$6.98
TMT24.43
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.08
FCFA2,350
$28.49
TMT99.72

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Central African Republic
Turkmenistan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $85.47
TMT299.15
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $121.08
TMT423.79
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $163.82
TMT573.36

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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: June 2025
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